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Navigating Clawback Provisions in Compensation Plans

Decusoft

In recent years , particularly since the 2008 financial crisis, more clawback clauses have been applied to employment contracts as a result of long-term variations of financial instruments. This provision became a tool for controlling employee compensation and preventing fraud in executive officers after 2008. .

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Compensation Trends: Disruption in Action at the 2017 Total Rewards Show

Compensation Today

in the world of compensation management. We were offering up our modern, mammoth data set of crowdsourced, vetted and validated “employee-sourced” data and traditional compensation pros were aghast. Of course, we have changed too, as we deliver on our vision for modern compensation. Not this year. Whither Comp Pros?

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Astron’s 25th Anniversary!

Astron Solutions

Challenges encountered along the way, including the 2000 dot-com bubble burst, 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic, only strengthened our resolve to succeed despite adversity. And then, in the seeming blink of an eye, we arrived at 2024 and our 25th anniversary. Time is a thief. But we’re not slowing down!

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The Controversy of Executive Compensation

Astron Solutions

million in compensation during 2016, or “271 times more than the annual average pay of the typical worker.” It also was discovered that a number of companies added stock options to CEO packages after the 2008 financial crisis. The post The Controversy of Executive Compensation appeared first on Astron Solutions.

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SPAC Attack – Welcome to the Starting Line

Compensation Cafe

I have been doing this compensation stuff for a while now. Winning the race simply means you get to compete in the Olympics. In 2008 Equatorial Guinea sent Eric Moussambani to the Olympics to compete in the 100m freestyle swimming event. Think of the compensation professional you love to hear speak at conferences.

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21 HR Books Every HR Professional Should Read in 2024

Analytics in HR

These are defined in five parts: recruitment, placement & talent management , training & development, compensation, and employee relations. Ulrich and colleagues list the key competencies of the modern HR professional. This book, originally published in 2008, takes a deep dive into strategic HR measurement in specific topics.

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Guardian’s 11th Annual Workplace Benefits Study: An Overview of PEO Trends

Extensis

Reports show the number of employers using PEOs has grown nearly 40% since 2008, and Guardian’s 11 th Annual Workplace Benefits Study shares insights into why. That’s because SMBs have the extra challenge of competing with larger organizations but without the same resources or budgets to help them advance.

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