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More organizations are adopting a formal base pay structure amid a tight labor market and increasing focus on pay transparency and equity.

Key takeaways include: How to align compensation planning with business and talent strategies including pay-for-performance;Best practices for managing merit cycles and incentive programs with confidence;Strategies to streamline approvals, reduce manual errors, and gain real-time insights;Ways to improve total rewards communication and manager enablement; Whether you’re preparing for year-end or looking to modernize your compensation approach, this webinar will give you the tools, insights, and technology to drive greater value from your compensation programs.

New Amazon Program Supports Immigrant and Refugee Employees Amazon has launched its Welcome Door Program , a new initiative designed to provide the company’s refugee and humanitarian-based immigrant employees with additional benefits and tools, including: reimbursement for EAD renewal fees, which on average cost approximately $500 every other year,;a citizenship assistance portal that fully supports U.S. citizenship applications for eligible employees,;ongoing communications that highlight policy changes that might impact an employee's immigration status,;free legal resources to help navigate immigration-related questions and the ability to connect with immigration experts,;skills-training opportunities, including free college tuition and English as a second language (ESL) proficiency through Amazon’s Career Choice program, and;customized mentorship to assist employees with career development.; Amazon has also pledged to provide for the immediate needs and longer-term support for people

They are now making some long-overdue changes.

These include offering only base salary and stock options with no short-term incentives (e.g., Netflix), setting significantly wider performance ranges in incentive plans (e.g., Spectrum Brands), offering a choice of pay devices (e.g., Iron Mountain, Tapestry, Netflix) and granting career shares (e.g., Lear).

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Alignment with business goals Respondents highlighted the challenge of balancing short-term and long-term priorities.

Retirement Plans While employers are not required to offer retirement plans, if they do, two federal laws require certain part-time employees to be allowed to participate in the plan.

HSA investment assets maintained strong growth, supported by positive market returns and growing recognition of HSAs’ long-term benefits.

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