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This comes as no surprise, as a short list for determining the company-selected measure was to review those used in company executive incentive plans, which tend to rely heavily on profit or income, especially in annual incentive plans.

This goes beyond understanding market competitiveness and includes: ;A holding-power analysis to help inform upcoming pay levels (i.e., base salary increases, bonus targets, long-term incentive grants);; ;Thoughtfully designed incentive plans with appropriate goals that strike the right balance between aspirational and motivational; and,; ;Taking a step back and evaluating if pay outcomes and decisions are both commensurate with performance and take the entirety of an organization’s circumstances into account.; Company-specific circumstances to consider include corporate performance (past, present and future), individual performance, executive leadership transitions and succession planning, shareholder feedback, and so on.

Define other performance elements for the purposes of short-term incentives (goal-based performance), long-term incentives (leadership performance) and recognition (values-based performance).; Organizations don’t have to give up the notion of paying for performance even as they realize: ;The standard merit pay method may no longer be merited; and,; ;Peanut butter isn’t the only alternative approach.; Editor’s Note: Additional Content For more information and resources related to this article, see the pages below, which offer quick access to all WorldatWork content on these topics: ;Employee Compensation; ;Finance and Budgeting; ;Organizational Performance; #1 Total Rewards & Comp Newsletter Subscribe to Workspan Weekly and always get the latest news on compensation and Total Rewards delivered directly to you.

Even so, Section 125 does not require a plan to allow for mid-year election changes other than the special enrollment rights, so ensure you know what your plan documents say on allowable mid-year changes, as these are the rules your plan must abide by.

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In other words, employers must take a long-term view of reskilling and upskilling as a strategic benefit.

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