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Workspan Daily
03/04/2025
The HR software company analyzed payroll data from more than 400,000 U.S. businesses and found:
;End-of-year bonuses in 2024 averaged $2,503 — 2% higher than in 2023.;
;Communications industries — the
highest-performing S&P 500 sector in 2024 — had the biggest leap by far, paying out 22% higher bonuses year-over-year.;
;Increases in
other industries (10% in real estate, 9% in entertainment and recreation, and 8% in retail) also reflect a strong 2024 for those sectors and business owners’ optimism.;
;Bonus amounts in some
service industries were down, including personal services (down 10%) and tourism and accommodations (down 7%), potentially signaling a cooling of wage growth for service workers after several years of post-pandemic wage increases.;
;The
transportation and warehousing industries also saw a 10% decrease in bonus amounts, following a downturn in freight rates, demand and revenues.;
“Instead of spreading bonuses more evenly, companies may be concentrating
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Workspan Magazine
10/03/2024
For example, an employee contributing enough to get the full 6% employer matchwould receive an email highlighting the enhanced 4% match they could earn by contributing more; those unable to contribute anything would receive an email telling them SLB would now contribute 2% of their salary to their 401(k) account.
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Journal Article
09/13/2021
Current Directions in Psychological Science No 2., 114–158. 21(2).
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Journal Article
03/01/2021
Human Resource Management Review 17(2): 131–139.
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Workspan Magazine
12/05/2024
The award will convert to an equivalent award in, let’s call it “NewCo,” and continue to vest.
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Workspan Daily
08/18/2023
The Writers Guild of America, which represents some 11,500 scribes nationally, went on strike May 2, seeking higher pay and other changes to a contract they said hadn’t kept pace with the rise of streaming TV and other technologies.
Research
04/19/2026
Nearly all offer variable pay (96%) and merit pay (93%), 2 while 42% offer benefits such as health reimbursement arrangements.
Workspan Daily
11/10/2023
People with two to five years of service could receive at least a 4% pay raise.
Workspan Daily
07/23/2025
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Workspan Daily
10/10/2025
This figure drops to 3% when using total cash compensation, which includes short-term incentives such as bonuses for achieving immediate goals like sales targets, and to 2%
when using total direct compensation, which includes long-term incentives like stock-based rewards.
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