NFP Compensation Insights | April 2026
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Considerations for Aging Your Salary Structure
Navigating salary structures and market adjustments is crucial for maintaining a competitive compensation strategy. In our featured article, we explore three distinct approaches to managing compensation ranges, balancing market alignment and employee advancement. We break down the pros and cons of each tactic, helping you align pay decisions with your talent strategy and organizational goals.
If you need more insights and data to age your structure for 2026, check out our recent webinar Plan Ahead: Compensation Strategies for 2026. We hope this helps your organization stay ahead in today’s fast-changing landscape while ensuring your pay philosophy attracts and retains top talent.
Smart Strategies for Aging Your Salary Structure
Are you thinking about salaries? Are you wondering if you should adjust your salary structure annually to keep pace with the market? Are budgetary pressures, economic concerns and tight job markets forcing you to reconsider everything? If you have a swirling storm of factors to consider relative to determining salaries, you are not alone.
What should I do? I’m glad you asked. Here are three approaches to tackling this important challenge.
Why Hiring a Compensation Consultant Makes Sense for Your Organization
Compensation is the foundation of your total rewards model and critical to driving outcomes for your organization.
However, developing an internal compensation function can be challenging. There are some barriers to developing and implementing a robust compensation program such as budget, time, expertise and even your own desire to manage the work.
Managing Human Capital Through M&A: How to Protect Value Before, During and After the Deal
Mergers and acquisitions are often driven by growth ambitions and the belief that broader scale, reach and expertise create greater opportunity. When organizations come together, however, realizing the full value of the deal depends not only on strategy and operations, but also on how effectively the people side of the transition is managed.
NEWS & UPDATES
Explore the Latest HR Trends from Our 2026 Benefits Trend Report
HR is shifting from administration to anticipation. Only 28% of employers have an AI governance policy, even as AI becomes embedded in hiring, development and performance analytics. HR is evolving into the connective tissue linking people, data and purpose, redefining how organizations prepare for the future of work.
