Bonuses and Incentives

Bonuses and cash incentives are a form of variable pay linked to individual, collective or organisational performance. Non cash incentives are also widely used. You’ll find here information on bonus schemes, financial and non-financial incentives, incentive pay, competency based pay, skill based pay, employee recognition schemes, commission and executive bonuses.

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Reward Conference

23-24 May, London

Expert advice on how to link pay to performance, execuitve pay, how to engage staff and attract talent through reward and more.

Resource highlight

Reward management 2012: supplement: aligning strategy and pay

A companion to our 2012 Reward Management survey, this report, also produced in partnership with Benefex, looks at the relationships between pay practices and specific human resources outcomes.

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Factsheets (1)

Bonuses and incentives
March 2013
Introductory guidance covering the types, coverage and payment levels of bonuses and cash incentives, types of non-cash incentives, and designing and operating schemes. Includes the CIPD viewpoint.

Survey Reports (1)

Employee attitudes to pay 2011
January 2012
The fourth of our annual surveys investigating employee attitudes to, and expectations of, pay and bonuses.

Guides (1)

Executive pay: the principles and putting them into practice
February 2010
Key questions to consider in putting into practice the key principles of executive pay