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From ‘Owning DEI’ to Enabling Accountability It is clear that DEI-focused teams can be vulnerable when budgets tighten or political rhetoric changes.

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The LinkedIn report pointed to economic uncertainty and inflation, as well as employers’ communicated budgets for pay increases , as likely factors behind survey respondents’ less-than-sunny outlooks.

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Research: WorldatWork's 2022-23 Salary Budget Survey Mercer’s November pulse survey revealed organizations were budgeting 3.9% for merit increases and 4.3% for total increases.

There never seems to be enough budget to pay everyone well, so does it not make sense to differentiate, based on an ROI calculation?

;Add a budget buffer.

Those who need to plan actions will need to start preparing—by way of budgeting, adjusting compensation structures or reclassifying jobs.

It can provide organizations with experienced strategic insights and budget flexibility — allowing total rewards dollars to be reallocated to full-time staff, thus potentially enhancing those offerings.

That is about 15% less than the total of what they would pay separately (author’s calculation).