Without them, you risk losing your top performers. Much of this is solidly linked to stock performance, so giving employees at all levels equity in the company is becoming the rule rather than the exception. Failure to take that into account will mean putting your best people at risk, as more and more companies make this a routine part of their compensation programme. If you aren't doing it already, chances are it is too late. In high-tech companies stock eligibility is now deep in the organisation.
Global companies mean global jobs and a global system of reward.
Even in high-taxed European countries, pay for performance is making an impact. The challenge is to find the best way to make it work - for the company and the individual. Over 12,000 British employers have received the quality label 'Investors in People' as evidence of a good personnel policy. For potential employees it represents a reason to apply. Founded in 1990 in Great Britain, IIP is now headed for mainland Europe.