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Incentive pay strategies: a step-by-step guide for small business owners

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Forget the notion that you can’t rush someone who gets paid by the hour, because incentive pay has the remarkable ability to fuel motivation like nothing else. While it may sound like a dream, it can be your reality with the right incentive pay program. What is incentive pay?

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Non-discretionary vs discretionary bonuses: Do you know the difference?

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Bonuses are a great way to show your hourly employees that you value them and their contributions to your business. But bonuses can also be complicated. A non-discretionary bonus is a form of additional compensation that’s tied to a metric or expectation. Non-discretionary bonuses are often used to incentivize employees.

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The Supreme Guide to Sales Compensation in 2023 (With Plan Examples) 

Analytics in HR

Because sales compensation plans play a vital role in attracting and retaining top sales talent, HR needs to know how to design a competitive and appealing compensation structure that offers attractive incentives and rewards to drive performance and sales results. Salespeople are motivated to reach specific goals and are rewarded accordingly.

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What Is Human Resources?

Analytics in HR

It includes reviewing organizational and HR metrics to measure HR initiatives’ effectiveness on business results. Rewards include salary, perks, and benefits like health insurance, remote work, and performance-based bonuses. They can sometimes be the primary reason employees choose one company over another.

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1% of Payroll: The Magic Number For Social Recognition Investment

WorkHuman

Finding 3 in the 2016 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey shows that the sweet spot for values-based rewards and recognition investment is 1% or more of payroll. Companies that make this level of investment are nearly three times as likely to rate their program as excellent, compared to companies that invest less than 1% of payroll.

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What is Equity Compensation & How It Work?

HR Lineup

Unlike traditional forms of compensation such as salary and bonuses, equity compensation grants employees ownership stakes in the company. Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs): ESPPs allow employees to purchase company stock at a discounted price, often through payroll deductions.

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Avoid an HR Headache with these 25 Tips

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Sometimes payroll mistakes will happen. Classify bonuses correctly for nonexempt employees. When you give nonexempt employees bonuses, that bonus amount is calculated into their “regular rate.”. Reexamine your incentive and rewards program. Revise employee incentives that encourage competition and conflict.