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.; “‘Traditional’ is a term we may as well ditch, as Gen Z is sparking innovation and is more comfortable charting their own path in the world of work,” said Ang Richard, a career coach and special projects leader at Boston University’s Center for Career Development, and the founder of Professionally Unprofessional, a Boston-based early career coaching and intergenerational workplace consulting practice.

When companies include MBOs in their incentive plan, an individual’s performance on MBOs is directly tied to their incentive payout and may also be tied to their base salary merit increase.

May help bring in new talent and ideas.; ;Cons: May create pay equity issues, may be expensive and does not guarantee long-term retention.; Retention Bonus: The Defensive Arrow.

If an employee can afford to fund the account during employment, medical expenses, Medicare premiums and certain long-term care premiums can be paid from the account in retirement.

Companies are giving more attention to DEI-based incentives to leaders or embedding DEI elements into manager performance evaluations.; When the U.S.

Proc. 2025-19 ).; ;The Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule in June that included updated out-of-pocket annual limits for certain group health plans (which were notably retracted and increased from previously announced 2026 limits).; Additionally, H.R. 1 (otherwise known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, introduced significant changes to benefit plans that TR pros can incorporate into their benefit plan designs for 2026 and beyond.

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Performance equity provides additional upside and/or downside leverage to traditional equity incentives based on set performance goals.

Apprenticeships have long been common in the skilled trades, but interest has quickly expanded into nontraditional industries such as healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing, financial services, education and clean energy, said Krysti Specht, the director for the Center for Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning at nonprofit Jobs For the Future.

If you’re planning a move like this, consider these best practices to make sure the change leads to long-term success.