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Survey Reports

Research and Surveys

Attention CCP, CBP, GRP, WLCP Designees!
Automatic Recertification Credit for Eligible WorldatWork Surveys


When you complete a WorldatWork survey, credit will be automatically posted to your WorldatWork recertification application. This includes the WorldatWork Salary Budget Survey, benefits surveys and many others. A maximum of two WorldatWork surveys may be used for credit in any three-year recertification cycle. For more information on this change or other questions on recertification, please contact certification@worldatworksociety.org.



workspan Dec. 2007



2009-10 Salary Budget Survey
Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the report and a 2-year subscription to SBS Online in August.


Recent Surveys


Reward Next Practices
A Global Survey by WorldatWork and Hay Group
June 2009

The intent of the survey was to determine how rewards program strategy, design
and implementation would evolve over the next two to three years, particularly in light of
rapidly changing business conditions. Survey respondents were asked to rate the current
emphasis their organization places on different aspects of broad-based reward programs as
well as whether they would increase, decrease or maintain their focus on these aspects of
rewards in the future.

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Severance and Change-in-Control Practices
A Research Report by WorldatWork and Innovative Compensation and Benefits Concepts LLC (ICBC)
May 2009

The current economic environment is dramatically different than those of any of the past three survey years (2003, 2005 and 2007), and this is clearly reflected in this year’s survey results. With companies trying to survive what several experts have called the deepest recession since the Great Depression, many have identified their most immediate cost-cutting weapon to be the reduction in force (RIF) or layoff.

Several years of stock market gains have been erased in a matter of weeks, for some companies resulting in stock market levels not seen since 1998. Since the RIF/layoff is such a prevalent tool in this recession, knowing how to design an effective and responsible severance and CIC program has never been more important than it is today.

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Alignment of Strategies, Structures and Reward Programs: A Survey of Policies, Practices and Effectiveness
A Report by WorldatWork, Dow Scott, Ph.D., Loyola University, Tom McMullen and Bill Bowbin, Hay Group and John Shields, Ph.D., University of Sydney
May 2009

A competitive business advantage is derived from the alignment of business strategies and reward programs. For compensation professionals, this is practically an axiom, similar to the saying “practice makes perfect” for the musician or the formula “E=MC2” for physicists.

While academicians and consultants place great importance on the alignment of reward strategies and programs with business strategy, research on the topic is limited. As a result, the research team from Hay Group, WorldatWork and Loyola University Chicago surveyed a
representative sample of WorldatWork members to determine how they formulate and align their business strategies, organization structure and reward programs. Then the team examined the effects of competitive strategy alignment with organizational structure, pay policies and programs relative to three measures of organization performance.

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WorldatWork Sponsored Research: Implications of Employer-Supplied Connectivity Devices
Gayle Porter, Ph.D., Professor of Management
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Business – Camden

March 2009

Technology now allows connectivity 24/7, and many employers are — or are considering — furnishing hand-held electronic devices to members of their workforces. In the best conditions, this can facilitate work efficiency and improve work-life effectiveness. In other situations, it may communicate to employees that they are expected to never disconnect from work, and potentially either foster resentment or enable unhealthy work behaviors. Through a survey of 627 employees across multiple organizations and industries, this research explored the prevalence of employer-supplied connectivity devices, along with users’ work habits, beliefs about their companies’ culture and perception of the intended message when their employers supplies these devices.

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Job Evaluation and Market Pricing Practices 2009
A Research Report by WorldatWork .
February 2009

This report summarizes the findings from a WorldatWork survey on job evaluation prevalence and market-pricing practices. WorldatWork sought to explore the trends in job evaluation methods, both internal and external, and to provide useful information about the most common market-pricing practices in use today.

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Telework Trendlines 2009
A Research Report by WorldatWork
Data collected by The Dieringer Research Group Inc.

February 2009

When gasoline prices shot past $3 in mid-2008 on their way to $4 per gallon or more in some areas, both employers and employees began looking for relief. Alternatives immediately were explored and implemented. Transit subsidies, carpooling, vanpooling and, of course, telecommuting quickly rose to the surface because of their relative ease of implementation.

But in 2008, telecommuting seemed to be in a different place than it had been before. In the 1980s, 1990s and even in the first part of this decade, the technology required to support remote work seemed to still lag behind the need. The proliferation of high-speed connectivity and the explosion of hand-held devices occurred during the early 2000s and have become a mainstream way of working for many employers and employees. Indeed, history may record someday that the technology required for productive remote working and the urgent need for remote working (due to high fuel prices) converged in 2008. But is there data to support this notion? WorldatWork is pleased to publish Telework Trendlines 2009, the latest in a set of longitudinal data collected by The Dieringer Research Group.

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Sales Compensation Practices
A Research Report by WorldatWork and The National Association of
Sales Professionals (NASP)
May 2008

This survey report highlights key elements of sales compensation plan design, communication and governance. Learn about the most common sales roles, performance measures, plan revision practices and training topics in place at more than 400 companies.

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FMLA Practices and Perspectives
A Research Report by WorldatWork
April 2008

Recently the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released proposed changes to the regulations that implement the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). FMLA was also recently expanded with President Bush’s signing of the National Defense Authorization Act. This surey gathered feedback from human resource practioners to see how they are reacting to current practices and the proposed changes to FMLA.

This survey reveals there is little objection to most of the DOL’s proposed FMLA changes. Across the board, total rewards professionals are welcoming changes that may ease some of the administrative burden they feel when implementing a very time consuming and labor-intensive set of requirements.

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Trends in Employee Recognition
A Research Report by WorldatWork
April 2008

Employee recognition continues to be top priority for employers. This report summarizes the findings from a WorldatWork survey comparing current trends and practices in employee recognition against findings from 2002, 2003 and 2005. Not all employees are motivated in the same way and not all recognition programs serve the same purpose. Most organizations seem to recognize this concept, as trending data continues to show that the organizations that have recognition programs in place typically utilize more than one type of program.

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Rewards Communication and Pay Secrecy
A Research Report by WorldatWork and Dow Scott, Ph.D. (Loyola University Chicago), and Hay Group
March 2008

The strong interest in pay communication issues as found in our 2007 rewards survey and in current compensation literature, coupled with age-old debates concerning pay secrecy and the lack of employee knowledge about their pay, became our mandate for conducting this in-depth study of pay communications.

View the complete results


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2008 Survey Briefs

2009 Survey Briefs


Reward Next Practices
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Severance and Change-in-Control Practices
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Alignment of Strategies, Structures and Reward Programs
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Implications of Employer-Supplied Connectivity Devices
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Trends in 401(k) Plans
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Job Evaluation and Market Pricing Practices 2009
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Telework Trendlines 2009
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Bonus Program Practices
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2008 Survey Briefs


Company Car and Vehicle Allowances
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The Power of Integrated Reward and Talent Management: 2008-09 Global Strategic Rewards Report and U.S. Findings

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Global Compensation Practices

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Rewarding a Multigenerational Workforce

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Sales Compensation Practices

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FMLA Practices and Perspectives Read it >>
Trends in Employee Recognition Read it >>
Rewards Communication and Pay Secrecy Read it >>


2007 Survey Briefs

Severance and Change-in-Control Practices 2007 Read it >>
Attraction & Retention:
The Impact and Prevalence of Work-Life and Benefit Programs
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2007/2008 Global Strategic Rewards® Report and United States Findings

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Private Company
Incentive Pay Practices

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Reward Programs:
What Works and What Needs to be Improved

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The Real Talent Debate: Will Aging Boomers Deplete the Workforce

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State of Performance Management

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Census of the Total Rewards Profession Read it >>
Telework Trendlines Read it >>

2006 Survey Briefs    
Key Sales Incentive Plan Practices Read it >>
Effectively Managing Global Compensation and Benefits Read it >>
Paid Time Off and PTO Banks Read it >>
The Trend Toward Employee Benefits Accountability and Consumerism Read it >>
Best of the Best 2006 - Work-Family Research Summaries Read it >>
Aligning Rewards
with the Changing Employment Deal
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State of the Work-Life Profession Read it >>
Evaluating Pay Program Effectiveness Read it >>
Promotional Guidelines Read it >>

2005 Survey Briefs    
Disaster Recovery Survey Read it >>
Severance and Change-in-Control Practices Read it >>
Flexible Work Schedules Read it >>
Strategic Rewards
and Pay Practices
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The State of Electronic Communications in Compensation and Human Resources Read it >>
Bonus Program Practices Read it >>
Fiscal Management of Compensation Read it >>
Trends in Employee Recognition 2005 Read it >>
Key Sales Incentive Plan Practices Read it >>
FMLA Perspectives and Practices Read it >>
State of the Work-Life Profession 2005 Read it >>
The Changing Role of Compensation Read it >>
The State of Human Resources Outsourcing: 2004-2005 Read it >>

2004 Survey Briefs    
The Trend Toward Employee Benefits Accountability and Consumerism Read it >>
Strategic Performance Measurement and Reward Systems Read it >>
Global Compensation Practices Read it >>
The State of Performance Management Read it >>
Survey on Overtime and Exemption Changes Read it >>
FASB Stock Option Exposure Draft Read it >>
Employer-Sponsored Investment Advice Read it >>
Pay for Performance 2003-04 Read it >>
Outside Director Pay and Practices Read it >>

2003 Survey Briefs    
Proposed Overtime Rule Changes Read it >>
Variable Pay and Organizational Performance Read it >>
Severance and Change-in-Control Plans Read it >>
State of Employee Stock Options Read it >>
Canadian Expatriate Assignments Read it >>
Recognition - 2003 Read it >>
Stock Option Expensing - 2003 Read it >>
Proposed FLSA Changes Read it >>
Outsourcing in Benefits and Compensation Services   Read it >>
State of Electronic Communications in Comp & HR Read it >>
Survey of Compensation Policies & Practices  Read it >>
2003 Pre-Conference Survey Read it >>
401(k) Survey Read it >>
FLSA In Practice Read it >>

2002 Survey Briefs    
2002 Layoff Trends Read it >>
Practices in The Work Experience Read it >>
2002 Employee Recognition Survey Read it >>
The Rewards Profession: One Year After 9/11
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2002 Pre-Conference survey Read it >>
The State of Employee Stock Options Read it >>
Paid Time Off and PTO Banks
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Stock Option Expensing Survey
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Referral Bonus Survey
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401(k) Survey Read it >>
Retention Bonus Survey Read it >>
Spot Bonus Survey Read it >>

2001 Survey Briefs   
Equity Programs Survey Read it >>
Sept. 11 Survey Read it >>
Retention Bonus Survey Read it >>
Referral Bonus Survey Read it >>
Sign-On Bonus Survey Read it >>
Headcount Dilemma Survey Read it >>
Equity Programs Survey IPOs Read it >>
Role of Recognition Read it >>
Elder Care Survey Read it >>

2000 Survey Briefs   
Alternative Medicine Survey Read it >>
Spot Bonus Survey Read it >>
Sign-On Bonus Survey Read it >>
Retention Bonus Survey Read it >>
Online Benefits Survey Read it >>
Equity Programs Survey Read it >>
 
1999 Survey Briefs    
Work/Life Survey Read it >>
Referral Bonus Survey Read it >>
Vendor Management Survey Read it >>