executive bonuses
Leadership compensation extras
Executive bonuses are additional compensation paid to high-ranking corporate officers beyond their base salaries, typically tied to company performance or individual targets.
These payments—often in stock options, cash, or both—can dwarf the base salary and have become controversial when awarded despite poor company performance or layoffs: The CEO received a $12 million bonus while the company cut 3,000 jobs.
- raiseLift or increase
- pay gapEarnings difference between groups
- shareholder interestsConcerns of equity owners
- shareholder meetingGathering of company owners
- board approvalDirectors' collective consent
stock options · profit-sharing · fiduciary duty · compliance · ethical guidelines · severance packages · deferred compensation · corporate greed · fat cat · Wall Street · too big to fail · succession planning · corner office · transparency · suit · golden parachute · check · merit-based pay
- predatory financevulture capitalism, corporate raiders, predatory lending, asset stripping, loan sharks
executive bonusesminimum wage
Lowest lawful hourly rate
hourly wages · entry-level pay · living wage · poverty wages · subsistence wages
executive bonusesbase salary
Guaranteed regular compensation
layoffs · unpaid labor · hourly pay · guaranteed income · pay cuts
executive bonusesprofit sharing
Distributing earnings to workers
worker cooperatives · wealth redistribution · pay equity · universal basic income · union wages
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