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2008 HR Bonus Payouts Were Still Strong In Certain Sectors

Posted: 02.04.09

A recently poll conducted by The Chapman Consulting Group during the month of March 2009 looked at the how participants had fared in respect of their bonuses for the 2008 calendar year. The poll was answered by 114 HR Directors across the Asia Pacific Japan region who had recently been paid out during the first quarter of 2009.

18% of respondents described their bonus payouts for 2008 as being higher than target. "These are likely to have been companies in bright star industries including life sciences, some industrial companies and several robust financial institutions", said Oscar Fuchs, Associate Director at The Chapman Consulting Group. "We have seen some senior HR talent from these organisations reporting bonuses of upwards of 50% of base salary, which are high even by normal market standards”, said Fuchs

26% of HR Directors surveyed commented that their bonus payouts had been 'at target' and in-line with promised expectations.

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