09/07/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/07/2022 07:06
However, in 2022, more than three out of four employers enhanced base salaries
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sept. 7, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Compensation trends now struggle to keep up with rapid market changes, rising minimum wage thresholds, and recruitment and retention objectives. In fact, Gallagher's 2022 U.S. Career Wellbeing Report found that three in four (78%) employers surveyed raised their base salaries at nearly two times the rate of other total rewards. This strategy stretches pay scales to attract workers but also creates a wage compression.
"Many employers are now paying more for the employees they have and those they want in the midst of price inflation and an extremely competitive labor market," said William F. Ziebell, CEO of Gallagher's Benefits & HR Consulting Division. "While compensation is the key bargaining chip when attracting and retaining employees, market-driven increases may bring financial consequences for employers and their customers. Higher pay on its own isn't likely to sufficiently and sustainably raise engagement levels or lower turnover rates."
Increases to total base pay amounts in FY 2022 exceed projections for FY 2023
Salary adjustments have largely taken their usual forms in FY2022.
Nearly half of employers budget for promotional increases in FY 2022
Organizations also used promotions to reward employees.
Variable pay has edged up 1-4 points across all employee groups in FY 2022
Employers linked variable compensation to organizational success as a tool to prevent accruing the amount to base pay, while at the same time helping to avoid long-term costs.
Use of lump sum awards is similar to FY 2021
Engagement surveys are growing
Employers can increase employee enthusiasm, satisfaction and job effort by clearly understanding and better managing engagement drivers.
"Compensation, benefits and flexible policies and practices work better together when they address engagement drivers and retention," said Ziebell. "Evaluating the drivers of workforce engagement and retention, understanding how they differ and implementing a supporting strategy is a key component of success. The more they closely align, the more likely they are to support work-life balance. In addition it creates a more rewarding employee experience, which is a win-win for all."
Gallagher's 2022 U.S. Career Wellbeing Report is part of the Workplace Trends Report Series. It's based on data compiled and analyzed from two annual U.S. employer surveys: The 2022 Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey, collected from more than 4,000 employers in the U.S. across a wide variety of industries from December 2021 to March 2022. And our latest Salary Planning Survey, collected from approximately 1,170 participants between March and April 2022. The report can be found here.
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