The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the primary guage for inflation in the United States, increased 0.6 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
A new study shows that the average annual compensation package for chief executives rose to $10.9 million last year, an increase of 16 percent over 1999, according to a story this week in the New York Times.
WASHINGTON--The widespread use of stock-based incentive plans for company employees, executives and directors has led to growing levels of potential dilution - and growing levels of investor concern - according to a study by the Investor Responsibility Research Center, a leading shareholder research and advisory service.
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. --Record low unemployment means that employees in every organization are looking for better deals with the company next door, down the street, or even across the country.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) --A BusinessWeek study of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index finds that independent compensation committees are now more likely to dole out raises when the stock tanks than committees stacked with insiders. Nearly a decade ago, that wasn't the case.
IRVINE, Calif--For employers interested in retaining valued employees, a new national survey indicates that money still talks -- and that Americans are having second thoughts about the relative importance of other workplace perks.
Salary increases are expected to continue their slow trend upward next year. Data from WorldatWork indicates that organizations are budgeting increases in the 4.3 to 4.8 percent range for 2000, and are expected to be the about the same in 2001.
BETHLEHEM, PA--The average salary offers to petroleum, computer, and chemical engineering graduates all stand at $49,000 and above, but a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) shows that students from a wide variety of disciplines are getting top dollar.
Proxy statements for publicly-held corporations will reveal four important trends in executive compensation, according to James A. Knight, a partner with SCA Consulting and an expert in the relationship between compensation and corporate performance.
