The Biggest Compensation Trends for 2025: What to Expect in the Future of Work

The compensation landscape in 2025 is poised to be more transparent, equitable, and flexible than ever before. Companies that embrace these trends will be better positioned to attract and retain top talent. As the workforce becomes more diverse and demands more personalized and fair compensation, businesses must adapt to these shifts or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive global market.

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Help! My Turnover is Too Low

 When it comes to employee turnover, financial institutions often focus on reducing it, equating lower turnover with decreasing costs, stability, and success. Lower turnover means fewer replacement costs and less time spent recruiting and onboarding new employees, which, on the surface, is a win. However, what if too low of low turnover is quietly working against your organization’s long-term goals?

Navigating Pay Transparency Laws in 2025: A Guide for Financial Institutions

 Pay transparency laws rapidly reshape the employment landscape, impacting hiring practices, salary negotiations, and organizational culture. That’s why our team partnered with Morgan Geffre, an employment and labor law Associate at Foulston-Siefkin LLP, to discover what to know and expect in order to stay ahead of these upcoming changes.

30 Fastest-Growing Salaries for Financial Institutions in 2025

 This includes the top 30 position salaries that have seen pay increases 150-500% faster than the average annual market rate within the financial industry. Interestingly, this includes some executive positions and jobs that require a high school diploma.

New Features: November 2024

 November brought some massive changes to BalancedComp and BalancedResults, from a revolutionary Turnover Report to expanded and redesigned Feedback Sessions. These updates not only offer insight into turnover trends but also enhance the user experience for both supervisors and admins, making it easier to manage feedback and track performance.

Transforming Performance Reviews: From Cruise Control to Growth Engine

 The end goal of performance reviews is to help employees understand their strengths and weaknesses and improve. Managers often treat these mechanically, while employees are primarily focused on the amount of annual increase they will receive, with little concern for the feedback from their manager. Could it be that by shifting their perspective and recognizing the mutual benefits of open communications and genuine feedback, the performance review can completely transform?

Industry Update: DOL’s Ruling Struck Down

 HR executives at banks and credit unions should be aware of a significant legal development regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed salary threshold increases for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

New Features: October 2024

 This October, we’ve released a litany of massive, widely requested features in BalancedComp and BalancedResults. They include new vibrant avatars, an unlocked post-review section, the ability to update review dates en masse, and much more!

The Definitive Merit Increase Matrix for 2025

 The labor market is starting to cool off after record-high pay raises in 2023 and 2024. Last year was the year of the outlier for the banking industry, with some jobs, like IT Business Analyst, seeming to have salary growth of up to 40% over the past two years in at least one national survey.

Gender and Minority Pay Disparity Virtually Vanquished by Community Banks and Credit Unions

 A comprehensive pay analysis conducted by BalancedComp, a consultancy specializing exclusively in financial institutions, reviewed data from over 300 client banks and credit unions with assets between $50M and $12B, representing over 67,000 employees.
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