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Considerations include: ;Network inadequacy or provider capacity limiting access;; ;Loyalty and trust with a long-term provider not in the network;; ;In-network referral to an out-of-network provider; and,; ;Lack of employee understanding of actual out-of-pocket costs for out-of-network care.;; Step 3: Plan Changes If your audit and review process identifies areas for improved efficacy, implement plan changes or targeted communication campaigns to increase awareness and clarify benefits.

Total Cash Compensation = Base Compensation + Incentive Compensation Compensation - Total Direct Compensation (TDC) Total annual cash compensation (base salary and annual incentives/bonuses) plus theannualized value of long-term incentives.

In the simplest terms, most sales positions earn two types of pay: base salary (the fixed portion of pay) and incentive pay (the variable portion).

Access a related Workspan Daily article on this subject: DOL Proposes Rule on Valuing Employer Stock Purchased, Sold by ESOPs; Access a bonus Workspan Daily Plus+ article on this subject: ;The Equity Alternative: Rewarding Employees Without Traditional Stock; Employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs , are an alternative that is sparking growing interest and exploration as a succession plan, particularly by closely held or middle-market businesses for whom other ownership transition options may not be feasible.

-based organizations are expected to remain steady at 3.4%, the same as the actual average salary budget increase delivered in 2025, according to WTW’s latest Salary Budget Planning Survey, released on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

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.

When vesting and other plant terms are met, participants receive cash payments based solely on stock appreciation (not the full value of the stock, as allowed in phantom stock plans).

Although it is too late to adopt scenario-based planning to anticipate a future that has already become the present, responses can at least be based on current realities.

Common signs of disengaged employees — or those deemed most at risk — include low participation in company or team activities​, missing deadlines​, inaccessibility during the workday, a lack of contribution to discussions or brainstorms and indifference toward long-term goals.

Some employers are implementing weight management wraparound programs to boost employees’ long-term adherence to GLP-1s and support longer-lasting results — with the idea that the treatment is more effective when it’s not offered in a silo .