A fresh look at executive pay: review your executive compensation plans to make sure they comply with tax rules and mesh with your company's business principles.(SPECIAL REPORT: Compensation)

From: HRMagazine | Date: May 1, 2005| Author: Sosnin, Betty | Copyright information

If ever there was a time to put your company's executive compensation plans under a microscope, it is now.

For several reasons. HR professionals should have their companies' executive compensation arrangements reviewed for legal compliance and administrative accuracy. A thorough, professional review could uncover a need to realign executive compensation with altered goals and circumstances within the company, for example. It could also help ensure that the company is com...

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