Research Reports

The 2009 edition of this essential guide reveals strategies for adapting to the widening economic impact of the financial turmoil—and using compensation as a critical business tool.

With it, you get a comparison of before-and-after forecasts to help you better understand how the current economic crisis is affecting overall merit pay forecasts for 2009.

Based on the responses of 500+ HR and compensation pros to surveys conducted in June, July, and November of 2008, Guide to Compensation 2009 reveals what organizations around the country are doing to control compensation costs—and gathers real-life examples of what to do to save money.

Plus, you'll learn to respond to adjustments in your compensation structure and how to manage future changes without spending more.

You'll get tried-and-tested tips, techniques and methods for improving your compensation and benefits strategies, such as:

• Top 17 ways to control 2009 compensation costs
• How to reward top performers on a tight budget
• Top sources to use to plan compensation
• IOMA Survey finds 41% intend to freeze or reduce pay raises
• Study reports global shift from budget increases to variable pay
• Most firms plan to adjust salary ranges in 2009
• Hewitt Survey finds 42% of firms plan to alter salary budgets in response to economy
• Top 10 compensation concerns—and real-life solutions
• How to build a compensation program based on business strategy
• Half of all companies use technology to plan compensation
• And much more

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