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Employee Compensation Equitable & Diverse Workplaces Survey Results This survey reveals the methodology used by companies today for evaluating jobs — both internal and external — and strategies for market pricing.

Event speakers included: Susan Brown, senior director of compensation, Siemens;Elizabeth Crofoot, senior economist, Lightcast;Connie Haney, director of total rewards, Acumatica (and faculty member, WorldatWork);Liz Supinski, director of research and insights, WorldatWork; Accounting for Supply and Demand Crofoot began the session by outlining some of the economic factors putting downward pressure on wage growth (i.e., higher workforce participation and lower labor market churn) and additional factors (i.e., inflation and productivity growth) that are muddying the waters given uncertainties in their direction and resulting impact.

In fact, Deloitte’s 2025 Global Human Capital Trends report found 30% of surveyed executives said they believe that to create better human and business outcomes, HR functions — including total rewards (TR) — need to be better partners with IT.

Industry Variations In Mercer’s study, the technology sector reported above-average compensation budgets, with increases of 3.5% for merit and 3.8% for total compensation, while the healthcare services industry reported below-average increases for merit (3.0%) and total compensation (3.5%).

More flexibility and higher compensation have led to greater satisfaction in workers' post-pandemic roles.

Job shadow opportunities can also provide a realistic job preview that can help employees understand if they want to pursue a particular role or career path, said Val Olsen, an executive and leadership coach at Korn Ferry Advance.

Meredith Courtney, the strategic partnership director at Smith College Executive Education, a women’s leadership center in Northampton, Mass., suggested organizations take an honest look at their policies, culture and mission by asking: ;What role models are there within the organization that embody the potential for women to grow and thrive there?

In addition to explaining the “why,” Aleksandra Popovic, the head of HR, and Clare Bonham, the chief product officer, at total compensation software company beqom, said compensation communication guidelines should reflect corporate culture and compensation philosophy, so messages are consistent, clear and authentic.

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