2025 has brought significant changes to U.S. economic policy — tariff upheaval being perhaps the most consequential. As a result, organizations have been carefully reassessing their human capital strategies, particularly around short- and long-term incentive plans.

Twenty-eight percent of the 68 organizations that responded to an October pulse surveyOpen in a new tab by consulting firm WTW identified tariffs as a primary driver affecting their compensation strategies. Forty-nine percent cited related market volatility and economic uncertainty. READ MORE