Variable Pay Plans/Bonuses Popular Among Large U.S. Employers

More than 9/10ths (92 percent) of large employers surveyed use some sort of variable pay plan, or incentive plan, for their employees, Focus Research reports.

Employers prefer giving smaller raises and making up the difference with bonuses only if certain performance targets were met. In a better economy, or if not everyone was doing this, the practice wouldn’t stand, but as we said, 92 percent of employers are doing this, up from 78 percent in 2005.

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