Salary Increase Budgets for 2008 and 2009
Results from Culpepper’s annual survey of base salary increases reveal that most organizations plan to increase base salaries at a slightly lower rate in 2009. Despite high oil costs and inflation, few companies are adjusting 2009 salary increase budgets higher to account for increases in the costs of living. Most executives maintain an optimistic outlook for 2009, with only two percent of companies planning to freeze salaries for all employees.
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Strategies to Control Compensation Costs
This Culpepper Pay Trends Survey focuses on strategies for controlling compensation costs. If you are responsible for compensation in your organization, we invite you to participate in this survey. After you participate, you will be able to view preliminary results online and a copy of last year's report. We will e-mail participants detailed results when the final report is available.
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Long-Term Incentive and Equity-Based Compensation Plans:
Trend Continues Towards LTI Diversification
Stock options, once the king of long-term incentives, are gradually losing their status as the predominant form of equity-based compensation. Results from a recent Culpepper Pay Practices & Policies Survey reveal that long-term incentive (LTI) plans for U.S. employees in technology and life science companies continue to shift away from plans using only stock options towards plans using a mix of multiple types of long-term incentives.
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Board of Director Compensation Practices
This Culpepper Pay Trends Survey focuses on pay practices for non-employee directors. If you are responsible for compensation for the board of directors in your organization, we invite you to participate in this survey. After you participate, you will be able to view preliminary results online. We will e-mail participants detailed results when the final report is available.
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High-Deductible Health Plans with Health Savings Accounts
This Culpepper Benefits Trends Survey focuses on High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) provided to U.S. based employees. If you are responsible for U.S. medical benefits in your organization, we invite you to participate in this survey. After you participate, you will be able to view preliminary results online and a copy of last year's report. We will e-mail participants detailed results when the final report is available.
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Health Reimbursement Arrangements
This Culpepper Benefits Trends Survey focuses on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) provided to U.S. based employees. If you are responsible for U.S. medical benefits in your organization, we invite you to participate in this survey. After you participate, you will be able to view preliminary results online and a copy of last year's report. We will e-mail participants detailed results when the final report is available.
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Future Topics Featured in the eBulletin
The following topics and survey results will be covered in future issues of the Culpepper eBulletin.