2008-2009 Salary Budget Survey
Our annual Salary Budget Survey focuses on budgeted base salary increases for 2008 and projected increases for 2009. If you are responsible for salary budgets in your organization, we invite you to participate in this survey. After you participate, you will be able to view preliminary results for 70+ countries. 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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Shift Differential Pay Practices
Organizations with continuous, 24/7/365 operations face the challenge of recruiting and staffing employees to work beyond standard day shifts. An effective practice used by many employers is paying employees a premium to work undesirable shifts. Results from a recent Culpepper Pay Practices & Policies Survey highlight shift differential practices including eligibility and amounts paid. 
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Expatriate Compensation Practices
Organizations expanding their operations globally often send employees on temporary assignments to other countries to form strategic alliances, market products and services, and start new ventures. A variety of factors can impact the total cost of supporting international assignees and how their pay plans are designed. Results from a recent Culpepper Pay Practices & Policies Survey highlights allowances, special reimbursements, and premiums used to compensate expatriate employees for leaving their local country to work abroad.
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Paid Time-Off Benefits
When designing a competitive and comprehensive total rewards plan, it is important to consider the value of paid time-off benefits to employees and the cost to your organization. Results from a recent Culpepper Benefits Survey show that an increasing number of U.S. and Canadian employers are improving their PTO benefit programs by making them more flexible and generous. Data is provided on types of paid time-off models offered, new hire eligibility, and number of days provided.
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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.