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Three Ways CFOs Can Avoid “Quiet Quitting” Costs

“The current macroeconomic climate has proven that we are in an employees’ market and a Pearl Meyer survey of corporate leadership earlier this year indicated that up to one-third of companies are feeling the pressure to pay more at the mid-year mark,” reported CFO Dive.

CEO Pay Jumped in ’21 at Broker-Dealers, but Rank-and-File Pay Lagged

“Companies are looking to ensure that compensation is delivered within variables that management can influence and drive,” said Brett Herand, principal, Pearl Meyer.

Investors Challenge High Executive Pay as SEC Requires More Data

“There is more to shareholder concern about executive pay than just economics” said Deb Lifshey, managing director of Pearl Meyer. “Evolving ESG priorities might also drive scrutiny from a range of stakeholders.”

What is the Difference Between a President and a CEO?

“This is a big rule of thumb, but generally, you might see a 15% pay difference between the CEO and president,” said Jan Koors, managing director at Pearl Meyer.

Despite Furloughs at Hospitals, Some Executives Still Saw Pay Increases

“The [healthcare] leadership labor market is extremely tight and paying retention bonuses and making discretionary incentive awards is the cost of doing business,” said Steve Sullivan, managing director, Pearl Meyer.

Hospitals Squeezed, Insurers Boosted as Utilization Lags

“There are so many things that are uncertain right now that I don’t know that a lot of health systems yet know how to work their way through it, other than getting through each day and doing the best they can,” said Bill Dixon, managing director at Pearl Meyer.

Health Systems Boost Pay in Competitive Market for Executives

Incentive plans can evolve past traditional financial, quality, and experience metrics and health systems might formulate incentives around progress made toward their larger strategic vision noted Bill Dixon, managing director, Pearl Meyer.

For Tech Workers Who Missed Window for IPO Market Riches, It’s Time for a Job Market Rethink

“Liquidity and stability are a value proposition now, and paying top-dollar cash comp,” said Aalap Shah, managing director at Pearl Meyer. They [firms in the financial sector going after tech workers] should be going out there and recruiting like crazy.”

The Hot Market for Tech Employees Is Ending, Giving the Power Back to Companies To Set and Reduce Pay

"The pendulum has certainly swung back the other way [for tech workers]”, said Aalap Shah, managing director at Pearl Meyer. "Now there are austerity measures all around, and companies are looking to focus in on talent of the highest caliber."

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