Trends and Best Practices

Merit increases are done

Join Salary.com for a data-backed look at what should replace the annual merit cycle — and a practical roadmap for getting there.
Compensation Conscience

Where Incentive Plans Go Wrong

Incentive plans are designed to drive performance—but when they’re misaligned, they can do the opposite. From unclear metrics to unintended behaviors, small issues can quickly become costly. This session helps you spot problems early and course-correct.
Compensation Conscience

Getting Ahead of Merit Season

Merit season success is determined long before planning begins. Without early preparation, comp teams are forced into reactive decisions, tight timelines, and inconsistent outcomes. This session focuses on what to do now to set your next cycle up for success.
Pay Equity

Beyond the Great Stagnation

Compensation and HR experts discuss new Salary.com research on the link between employee trust and pay fairness, including why 44.6% of employers cannot say whether trust is rising or falling and what to do before the labor market turns.
Pay for Performance

Building a Global Comp Structure

Compensation leaders from Corpay share how they built a global compensation structure from scratch, from securing executive buy-in to standardizing job levels and market benchmarking across a complex global organization.
HR Technology and Data

What the Latest Compensation Surveys Reveal

Mid-year data often reveals shifts in hiring, pay growth, and workforce strategy that can’t be ignored. This session breaks down what the latest surveys are showing – and what it means for your compensation plans.
Pay for Performance

Incentives, Quotas, and Other Fighting Words

A practitioner's look at sales comp from strategy to payout — incentive design, quota setting, and building plans sellers actually understand. Special guest: Christopher Goff.
Future of Workforce

The Great AI Hireback

Companies that cut jobs in the name of AI are hiring them back. Dwight Brown, VP of Compensation Consulting at Salary.com, unpacks what the reversal means for comp teams, job architecture, and the skills worth paying for.

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