http://www.radford.com/home/insights/#t2 Radford News, Articles and Events https://www.radford.com/home/insights/articles/2015/the_importance_of_currency_conversion_in_global_relative_tsr_plans.asp Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT Radford Review When the Swiss Bank decided it would no longer tie the Swiss Franc (CHF) to the Euro, the value of the Swiss Franc skyrocketed, immediately impacting equity markets and foreign exchange traders. However, bankers were not the only ones affected by this move. The results of your global relative TSR plan could change as well. To find out why, read our latest expert insight. https://www.radford.com/home/insights/articles/2015/taking_stock_of_13th_14th_month_bonuses_in_latam_europe_asia.asp Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT Radford Review Global HR administration is hard work, especially when it comes to navigating the labyrinth of rules and regulations governing 13th and 14th month bonuses in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Fortunately, our colleagues in Aon Hewitt's Legislative Reporting practice have just published a fantastic summary of the global requirements you need to know. https://www.radford.com/home/insights/articles/2015/is_your_sales_incentive_plan_in_tip_top_shape.asp Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT Radford Review Business leaders must continuously balance the need to drive profitable growth against the real costs of their sales compensation plan. Yet, few companies have an effective roadmap for evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of their plan on an annual basis. Radford's new Sales Incentive Plan Health Check tackles this challenge across a number of critical plan design issues. https://www.radford.com/home/insights/articles/2015/german_technology_market_heats_up.asp Fri, 6 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT Radford Review A new digital economy has arrived in Germany, and its impacting every business sectors. Consequently, engineers are in high demand, but a shortage of talent is forcing companies to recruit from outside markets. Big differences in total compensation levels and pay practices across Europe, the United States and Asia mean German companies need to up their global benchmarking game. https://www.radford.com/home/insights/articles/2015/us_severance_policies_at_technology_companies.asp Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:00:00 GMT Radford Review Radford's 2014 Severance & Change-in-Control Practices Survey provides detailed information on how technology companies treat involuntary termination and change-in-control (CIC) scenarios on an organization-wide basis. At their core, severance programs did not change dramatically since our 2011 survey; however, we still observed several meaningful trends worth noting. https://www.radford.com/home/insights/articles/2015/use_compensation_cost_of_sales_to_look_for_trouble.asp Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:00:00 GMT Radford Review In the January 2015 issue of WorldatWork's Sales Compensation Focus newsletter, Radford's Scott Barton discusses how key business metrics can be used to determine if your sales incentive plans are properly designed and functioning at maximum efficiency. Measuring the rate of change in sales costs vs. revenue growth is a simple step that can open up a world of insight. https://www.radford.com/home/insights/articles/2015/managing_compensation_programs_in_face_of_russia_sudden_currency_devaluation.asp Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:00:00 GMT Radford Review Depressed by Western economic sanctions and a sharp drop in the price of crude oil, Russia's economy and currency have weakened considerably in the past few months. This dramatic change is prompting multi-national companies to consider quick adjustments to pay programs for employees in Russia. We recently surveyed clients to see how they are tackling this issue.