The global decline in top personal income tax rates appears to have come to an end, as governments worldwide look at boosting taxes on high earners to battle budget deficits, according to a KPMG report.
Understanding these key executive compensation issues can help HR professionals to better integrate executive compensation with overall pay strategy throughout the organization.
With increased scrutiny of executive compensation and greater transparency attributable to enhanced disclosure requirements, having a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy is practically a must for U.S. companies.
The troubled economy is causing fundamental shifts in executive compensation bonus and equity-based incentives plans, according to a November 2008 report by pay consultancy DolmatConnell & Partners.
As the financial downturn spreads across the globe, multinational corporations should review executive-level compensation to determine if the wage levels are in sync with the larger corporate mission ...
Pay for performance is growing in popularity, as the percentage of workers who say that high performers at their company receive more money and benefits than poor performers rose from 35 percent in 2006 to 41 percent in 2007.
