How to Communicate Smaller Merit Increases Without Losing Employee Trust
A Guide for HR Leaders Navigating Tighter Merit Budgets 1. The New Reality: Why Merit Increases Are Smaller For the past several years, many organizations got used to merit budgets in the 5–7% range. Some went higher during the compensation spike of 2021–2022. Employees noticed. They adjusted their expectations accordingly. And now those expectations have […]
