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&lt;p&gt;Compensation is not the cut-and-dry subject it used to be. Once you had to worry only about an employee's base salary or, at most, a base salary and commission. Today, you need to think in terms of compensation packages -- including salaries, stock options, employee stock ownership plans, pay-for-performance plans, bonuses, profit sharing, commissions, noncash rewards, variable pay, and much more. To recruit, retain, and motivate the best employees, you need to understand compensation and reward plans and how they relate to your company's growth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We'll help you get a handle on everything from settling on a compensation strategy to creating a variable pay plan with this collection of checklists, benchmarks, and advice from Inc.com.&lt;/p&gt; 









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