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You might see more long-term incentives layered into a compensation program, including long-term management by objectives (MBO) measures or equity options that reflect the long-term nature of what you are asking the channel manager to focus on today.

;Use free pay equity checklists, pay equity software or consultants to help.; Tackling pay inequities may help an organization attract and retain top talent , improve its reputation, build trust with employees and boost engagement, and mitigate legal risk, Greenfield said — but that likely will only occur if the organization moves beyond lip service and invests in a legitimate, long-term strategy.

But before you decide to implement this approach, Thomas recommended that you consider whether: ;Theavailable pay differentials really drive meaningful behavioral change;; ;Your performance assessment process is robust and bias-free enough to support small base pay differences.;; ;Base pay is better served to ensure market competitiveness, payrangeand equity alignment; and,; ;Incentive pay may be used to reward performance differentiation.; For the last point, Thomas said small changesin base pay rarely influence day-to-day behavior, but incentives tied to resultscan.

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).

When compensation administrators collaborate with data teams, the results are more likely to be system outputs that are trustworthy.; When creating new incentive plans or changing existing ones, compensation and total rewards professionals can draw from a wealth of data and analytical tools .

Until a few years ago, pay equity analyses were seen mostly as projects driven by lawyers and statisticians to provide protection against lawsuits.

“However, we also know that in the immediate term, the question is, ‘How can I have better opportunities via a job that allows me more income?’”

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.

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.

Through practical examples and grounded guidance, attendees will gain a clearer view of how to stay competitive in fast moving markets while protecting internal fairness and long term sustainability.