The Daily Stat: Smaller Raises in 2010, but Fewer Freezes

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JANUARY 12, 2010 Smaller Raises in 2010, but Fewer Freezes Employers are juggling selective hiring and incentives with selective staff cuts as they position themselves for business improvement, according to a Mercer survey of 350 mid-size and large U.S. companies. Fewer are planning across-the-board salary freezes for 2010 (14% compared with 30% reporting freezes in 2009), but among employers expecting to increase base pay, the rise is forecast to be 2.7% on average, down from an actual 3.2% in 2009. Source: Mercer Share Today's Stat: RELATED PRODUCT Negotiating a Salary or Raise in a Tough Economic Climate Harvard Management Update Article In this interview, Mark Gordon, director and cofounder of the Boston-based negotiation consultancy Vantage Partners and senior adviser to the Harvard Negotiation Project, offers practical strategies for negotiating a starting salary or raise. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: LATEST POSTS Five Ways to Lead With More Compassion Why Good Spreadsheets Make Bad Strategies Start at Point A An Exercise in Changing Yourself Get the latest posts every morning! PREVIOUS STATS Merging Sales Forces Is a Key Step in M&A Emerging-Market Consumers Like Green Products Executives' Grim Outlook Is Only Short-Term Cell Phones and Green Products Seen As a Boon Single People Become Bigger Force in Real Estate Market How Many Doctors — and What Kind? Travel Expected to Stay Steady at Best in 2010 Most Countries Beset by Corruption No Increase in Pesticides in Corn Belt Rivers Why Retailers Should Multichannel GIVE THE GIFT OF SUCCESS Send your colleagues and friends a subscription to Harvard Business Review. Order today » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Publishing. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Publishing Email Newsletter Preference Center. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 1-800-545-7685 (617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)