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When, in one week, I read about the large number of organizations planning to make pay equity adjustments and that retirement plans may be fostering inequity, it becomes clear there’s so much more to do — and this is the time to further rally and commit to action.

The mix of long-term incentive vehicles has tipped back toward the use of time-based equity following every economic disruption.

Data shows frontline employees face a significant lack of equity in the day-to-day work experience based on gender, work location and job status.

In both cases, the sales and incentive process needs to be flexible, with a strong emphasis on customer relationships and long-term support during recovery periods.

Regularly conduct risk assessments and scenario planning to identify parts of the incentive plan that pose a risk to timelines and develop subsequent mitigation strategies within the incentive plan.; Reactive Steps Consider the following options to reactively handle natural disaster adjustments during incentive processing: Guarantee payments.

Compensation incentives along with perks/non-monetary incentives are an effective short-term strategy to assuage employees’ hesitance to return to the office.; Many businesses that had grand plans of their employees returning to the office at some point in 2021 were stifled by lingering COVID-19 concerns.

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The solution: Last year, dbt Labs made the following changes to its equity compensation program, according to Chief People Officer Meg Pittman: ;It moved from biannual to annual equity refreshes, allowing for faster recognition and compounding reward over time.; ;It introduced differentiated award levels based on performance ratings, with top performers earning almost two-and-a-half times the baseline grant.; “Over a three-year period, that creates market-leading equity positions for our top performers,” she told HR Brew .

Sales incentive plans will need to focus on providing the proper measures for customer success and support.

WorldatWork’s survey also found that 87% of organizations considering pay equity actions in 2022 planned to conduct a pay equity analysis, which Daub noted should be done under attorney-client privilege.