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Some 140 CEOs earned more money than expected, and at 46 companies, the CEOs ended with at least double what boards planned to pay them for the year, according to the Journal ’s analysis.

The challenge comes in weighing cost-effective measures against retention agreements that offer enough incentives, both financial and nonfinancial, to motivate key employees to remain, and to remain productive, as long as their services are required.

At PepsiCo, 20,000 sellers were moved from a commission-based pay structure to one based on bonus pay.

“We’re making long-term investments,” she said.

.; When the COVID pandemic forced many United States employers to move to a remote workforce scenario, few of them could have predicted exactly what the long-term impact would be from such a dramatic change.

Those will have long-term and downstream effects in terms of who gets promoted and who’s advancing.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued additional guidance on the requirement that certain employers give long-term, part-time (LTPT) employees the opportunity to make elective deposits to defined contribution plans.

“I would be reluctant to give general, across-the-board increases in annual time off, and instead consider treating time off as an incentive that is earned based upon permanent improvements in productivity — individual, team or companywide.”

And, it’s had a mounting impact: ;Pay equity is no longer a compliance tick-box but a strategic priority with major societal/workforce implications.; ;Employees expect open, justifiable pay processes, as well as rewards and benefits that represent their contributions — or become flight risks.; From Performance-Based Pay to Equity Focus A philosophical shift gathering speed in response to equity concerns is the separation of base salary adjustments from performance evaluations.

Based on a survey of 878 American workers in the demographic, the data found most respondents aren’t stepping into retirement with confidence: ;55% said their biggest worry is the cost of healthcare or long-term care.; ;49% feared they would outlive their savings.; ;30% cited stock market instability as a major concern.; ;21% worried about inflation reducing their buying power.; ;Only 2% of respondents said they aren’t worried at all about their financial future.; Along with delaying retirement, many of the surveyed older workers also are making significant lifestyle and investment changes: ;41% have made changes to their investment strategy due to market instability.; ;Just 8% said they’re staying the course with no changes.; Even as they delay retirement, many older workers already are drawing from their retirement savings, often out of necessity: ;61% of the respondents said they are regularly withdrawing from their retirement accounts.; ;30% dip into savings occasionally,