Salary.com, a leading SaaS provider of cloud-based compensation data, software, and analytics, released new survey data that shows 66% of employers either reduced their workforce or negatively impacted employee pay in response to COVID-19, though just 10% of survey respondents expect the layoffs to be permanent.
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The survey revealed that 32% of employers laid off people (temporary or permanent), 10% saw a reduction in base pay, and 21% reduced variable pay (including bonuses and commissions). In addition to the expectation that 90% of layoffs may be temporary, 65% of employers reported that base pay remained unchanged and 45% say they are leaving merit raises in place in 2020.
Salary.com conducted the COVID-19 Compensation and Benefits Impact Survey, which targeted 1,176 compensation managers across the U.S. and Canada, to better understand the full range of actions that employers and HR professionals that focus on compensation are taking in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak — details not being uncovered in the weekly job loss headlines. The report provides further details on industries most impacted by the current crisis as well as how organizations are adjusting base and variable pay, and long-term compensation strategies.
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“We launched this survey to help organizations and employees make decisions with confidence at a time when the labor market is shedding jobs at a record pace,” said Kent Plunkett, CEO of Salary.com. “What we found gives employers new and deeper insights into what’s needed to make sound decisions on issues such as hiring, pay raises, promotions, pay equity, and workforce management.”
Industries such as retail (brick and mortar), manufacturing, non-profits, and healthcare — hit the hardest by the economic downturn — were more likely to take multiple negative actions that impacted employee pay. For all industries, 20% of employers eliminated planned merit raises for 2020 and another 24% are postponing merit increases.
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