Now employers are trying to give staff an incentive to think hard about costs.

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"There was a lot of incentive for staff to support this option, " he said.

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You seem to suggest that the solution is to upgrade its sales staff with a modified incentive plan and improved expertise in hardware, I do not see it working.

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Banks are overhauling their incentive structures for frontline staff, rewarding staff for high levels of customer service and not sales volumes.

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The intention would be to allow schools more flexibility in using their budgets to target particular needs - whether for teachers in shortage subjects or as an incentive to keep the most effective staff.

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Its surveys, filled out by human relations staff, collect details about base salaries, bonuses and incentive pay for various job titles.

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If a football player wants to maintain his eligibility and the coaching staff needs his contributions, then the school has every incentive to provide any means of academic support allowed under the rules.

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