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Meanwhile, 65% of women seek increased income and improved benefits, with 63% of men desiring increased compensation and more robust benefits.

Citigroup Cuts Some Executive Bonus Payouts As reported by Bloomberg , Citigroup Inc. reduced bonuses to about 250 top executives in the final round of the “Transformation Bonus Program,” a three-year special bonus program that tied their compensation to the bank’s progress on risk and regulatory matters.

But, according to WorldatWork member James Harvey, managing partner of Alliance Compensation, compensation professionals should also consider what a promotion and a downgrade or demotion looks like in their organization, “then think about lateral moves and how they fit into employee-movement decisions.”

Parker signed an executive order Jan. 2 aimed at removing college degree requirements for certain city jobs as part of a broader effort to diversify the city workforce, reports The Philadelpha Inquirer.

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The types of compensation affected by cuts include: ;Bonuses (61%); ;Equity or stock awards (60%); ;Raises (59%); ;Benefits (53%); ;Base salaries (43%); According to the report, many organizations that are cutting compensation or using layoffs to fund AI are planning to take a flat, across-the-board approach to raises in 2026, sometimes referred to as “peanut butter raises,” rather than tying compensation to individual performance.

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