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2024 Salary Increase Budgets Moderate; 2025 Projections Indicate Further Contraction

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WorldatWork Survey finds 70% of organizations are taking action on pay equity. 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A year ago, participants in WorldatWork’s 2023-2024 Salary Budget Survey predicted a decline in salary increase budgets for 2024 across most of the world. Most countries indeed experienced a drop in 2024 salary increase budgets compared to 2023, often exceeding the forecast. Projections for 2025 suggest further contraction of salary increase budgets is expected in 2025 in almost all surveyed countries according to WorldatWork’s 51st annual Salary Budget Survey. WorldatWork, the Total Rewards association, is the leading provider of comprehensive compensation data and insights. The 2024-2025 Salary Budget Survey, covering nearly 17 million employees from 22 countries, reports detailed information about actual base salary increase and merit budgets for 2024 and projections for 2025.

After forecasting that average overall salary increase budgets would drop to 4.1% this year, U.S. respondents reported that average overall salary increase budgets fell from 4.4% in 2023 to 3.9% this year. They foresee a slight additional decline in 2025 to a 3.8% average budget. In addition to contracting salary increase budgets, this year’s study also revealed that in the U.S. the reported range of salary increase budget amounts is consolidating. 2024 data show fewer extreme budgets, low or high, than in recent years. And within the U.S. and Canada, geographic variation is modest. 

WorldatWork’s Salary Budget Survey is the longest-running survey of its kind. It is a key resource for Total Rewards and HR professionals and their C-suite partners. With year-over-year data, decision-makers can devise competitive compensation strategies and comprehensive rewards systems to help attract and retain high-caliber employees. 

An easy-to-use Online Reporting Tool facilitates tailored reporting based on industry, organization size and/or geographic region (within the U.S. and Canada), helping compensation, Total Rewards, and HR professionals prepare informed salary budget recommendations for their organizations. The Online Reporting Tool allows you to better understand the complex interrelationships of geography, organization size, industry, and workforce composition to develop the best recommendations for your organization. 

“Organizations of all kinds, from government entities to global multi-nationals to mid- and large-market enterprises to small businesses, rely on this annual survey to benchmark and plan salary increase budgets that will sustain the workforces they need,” said Sue Holloway, Director, WorldatWork. “This study reveals that compensation professionals have a nuanced grasp of the factors impacting salary budgets. They were able to foresee the decline in salary increase budgets that we’ve observed this year. We look forward to continuing to support Total Rewards pros as they leverage data and think strategically to formulate 2025 compensation budget recommendations and negotiate with CFOs.” 

Report Highlights:    

Additional countries included in 2024: New to this year’s study are data from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, South Africa, South Korea, and Vietnam.

New industry data for Pharma. For the first time this year, data are available for Pharma as a standalone industry.

Organizations are taking action on equity. Across the U.S., Canada, the UK, and India, the majority of organizations anticipate making pay adjustments to remediate pay equity issues in 2025. These adjustments may include both those required to maintain internal equity among employees as well as those needed to resolve unwarranted differences in pay between different groups of workers.

Canadian salary increase budgets came in at predicted levels in 2024. After correctly predicting that 2024 salary increase budgets in Canada would average 3.9%, Canadian HR pros anticipate a slight additional decline in 2025 to 3.7%

India’s substantial increase budgets. India again shows the largest average salary increase budget in the survey, averaging 9.6% for 2024. This figure, matching last year’s prediction for 2024 is a four-tenths decrease from last year’s average of 10%.

UK salary structure adjustments slow in 2024 but exceed predictions. Coming in at 4.3% in 2024, salary increase budgets in the UK came in at the level projected by participants in last year’s Salary Budget Survey, but salary structure adjustments slightly exceeded predictions. Nonetheless, 2024 structure adjustments, averaging 3.1% in 2024, are lower than 2023 adjustments and are projected to decline further in 2025.

Methodology:
WorldatWork collected survey data for the “2024-2025 Salary Budget Survey” from April 8, 2024, to June 15, 2024. The survey was completed by 2,249 organizations, many of which reported data for multiple countries, resulting in 6,536 unique survey responses. Members were asked to respond for the U.S. and 24 other countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, GCC Countries, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. (Insufficient responses were received in 2024 to report data from New Zealand, Nigeria, or Russia.) 

About WorldatWork:   
WorldatWork is the leading global nonprofit association for professionals engaged in the critically important practice of Total Rewards. We serve those who are responsible for cultivating inspired, engaged, productive, and committed workers in effective and rewarding workplaces. We guide them in the design and delivery of Total Rewards programs with our membership, education, certification, idea exchange, thought leadership, knowledge creation, information sharing, research, and networking. For more than 65 years, WorldatWork has served Total Rewards professionals throughout the world working in organizations of all sizes and structures. Professionals from more than 93% of Fortune 500® organizations rely on WorldatWork for Total Rewards solutions. 

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Tulufan, Xinjiang: For the first time, a new energy plant and station has achieved “all-green electricity” operation

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TULUFAN, China, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On September 19, employees of State Grid Tulufan Electric Power Supply Company came to State Power Investment Zhongli Tenghui Qiquanhu Photovoltaic Power Station to provide comprehensive technical support and guidance for new energy enterprises.

Seven wind power and photovoltaic power generation enterprises, including Xinjiang Jize Power Generation Company in Tulufan, have obtained 6.035 million KWH of grid electricity by purchasing 6,035 “green certificates” to achieve “green electricity – green electricity” and achieve green energy use in the whole link of new energy power generation.

The green power certificate, referred to as “green certificate”, is the only certificate that identifies the production and consumption of renewable energy power. Promoting the all-green operation of new energy power generation is an important measure to promote the green consumption of renewable energy.

“Before, we were just ‘producers’ of green electricity. Now the buyers of green certificates have become green electricity consumers, and the production process is fully green.” Qiquan Lake photovoltaic power station inspection officer Forzati Dilishati said.

Since the launch of the green electricity and green certificate market, State Grid Tulufan Electric Power Supply Company has actively promoted green electricity trading, promoted the supply of green electricity and green certificates in multiple scenarios, promoted the rapid promotion and popularization of related services in Tulufan, and helped build a new power system.

In the first eight months of this year, the cumulative volume of green electricity transactions in Xinjiang reached 1.174 billion KWH, 93.83 times that of the whole year of 2022.

 

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KuCoin’s Alicia Kao Shares Insights on How AI is Accelerating Mass Crypto Adoption at TOKEN2049 Singapore

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VICTORIA, Seychelles, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alicia Kao, Managing Director at leading global cryptocurrency exchange, KuCoin, shared her vision on how crypto exchanges are the drivers that hold the keys to unlocking mainstream crypto adoption. Speaking at the OKX Main Stage at TOKEN2049 in Singapore on a panel session titled “Exchanges at the Helm: Driving Crypto from Niche to Mainstream,” Alicia shared that “accessing information about blockchain has become significantly easier…at KuCoin, we leverage complex data analysis algorithms using our trading bots to help users trade more efficiently.”

Industry stakeholders from all groups were in attendance for the panel, comprising investors, crypto enthusiasts, and more. The focus was on the crucial role of cryptocurrency exchanges in paving the way for crypto adoption and the eventual integration of digital assets into mainstream financial systems. Alicia and her fellow panelists explored both the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for the crypto industry.

Alongside Alicia, the panel also featured leaders from leading crypto exchanges such as Ben Zhou, Co-Founder and CEO of Bybit; Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget; Vivien Lin, Chief Product Officer of BingX; and Sonia Shaw, President of CoinW, and moderated by Michael Casey, Chairman of the Decentralized AI Society.

In addition to the panel discussion, KuCoin cemented its position as a leading centralised exchange (CEX) with a prominent presence on the show floor and activations that showcased the platform’s latest developments. The KuCoin Arcade also drew significant attention, offering an engaging and immersive experience with interactive crypto-themed games and activities.

“As we wrap up another edition of TOKEN2049 in Singapore, I’m once again filled with optimism for the future of the crypto industry. The energy, innovation, and collaboration displayed over the past two days have been immensely inspiring. At KuCoin, we will continue striving to be the driving force in this ever evolving space to build a more inclusive, decentralised, and prosperous financial future” added Alicia as TOKEN2049 concluded.

About KuCoin

Launched in September 2017, KuCoin is a leading cryptocurrency exchange with its operational headquarters in Seychelles. As a user-oriented platform with a focus on inclusiveness and community engagement. It offers over 900 digital assets across Spot trading, Margin trading, P2P Fiat trading, Futures trading, and Staking to its 34 million users in more than 200 countries and regions. KuCoin ranks as one of the top 6 crypto exchanges. KuCoin was acclaimed as “One of the Best Crypto Apps & Exchanges of June 2024” by Forbes Advisor and has been included as one of the top 50 companies in the “2024 Hurun Global Unicorn List”. Learn more at https://www.kucoin.com/.

 

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PayPal Ventures Reinforces Support of Chaos Labs with Additional Investment

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, PayPal Ventures, the global venture capital arm of PayPal, announced an additional investment in Chaos Labs, an industry leader in onchain risk management. This investment underscores PayPal Ventures’ confidence in Chaos Labs’ potential and their blockchain products.

Chaos Labs’ recent launch of Edge, a new decentralized oracle protocol, has garnered significant attention within the industry. Edge has already secured a remarkable $30B over the last 2 months and has been adopted by leading exchanges such as Jupiter, the top perpetuals exchange on Solana, and GMX, the leading exchange on Arbitrum.

Edge offers a comprehensive, low-latency oracle solution, combining accurate price data with actionable market intelligence. Its advanced architecture ensures the security and efficiency of DeFi applications while providing insights into market dynamics and security risks. Edge monitors the market for specific risk signals, performs the offchain data parsing and computation, and outputs one actionable data point.

Omer Goldberg, CEO and Founder of Chaos Labs, said, “We’re excited to receive the strong confidence and additional support from the PayPal Ventures team. Edge by Chaos is the culmination of our entire company’s work and expertise. Edge Price, Risk, and Proofs deliver meaningful and unmatched contextualized risk and price data for assets including stablecoins and other real-world-assets, in addition to the crypto assets and venues that provide access to them.”

Last month, Chaos Labs announced a $55 million Series A funding round led by Haun Ventures, including prominent new investors such as F-Prime Capital, Slow Ventures, and Spartan Capital, and existing investors including PayPal Ventures. Chaos Labs has experienced significant growth, tripling its customer base and securing billions in trading volume, loans, and incentives.

PayPal Ventures’ investment aligns with PayPal’s ongoing commitment to the blockchain ecosystem. In May 2024, PayPal launched its stablecoin, PYUSD, on the Solana blockchain.

Amman Bhasin, Partner at PayPal Ventures, said, “Our continued investment in Chaos Labs reflects our belief in their vision to create a safer crypto ecosystem and move more financial services on chain. Chaos Labs has emerged as a leading risk authority in the sector and we are thrilled to witness their evolution as they launch innovative products like Edge to mitigate oracle vulnerabilities.”

Chaos Labs will receive the total investment in PYUSD on-chain. A simulation will be shown live on-stage on September 20th at the annual Solana Breakpoint conference in Singapore.

About Chaos Labs

Chaos Labs leads the blockchain risk management industry with innovative solutions for the evolving onchain financial landscape. Chaos Labs enables protocols to verify stability across all market conditions, merging offchain observability with onchain risk parameter adjustments. Backed by leading venture capital firms, Chaos Labs continues to set new standards for security and responsiveness in onchain finance. Founded in 2021, Chaos Labs is headquartered in New York City.

About PayPal Ventures

PayPal Ventures is the global corporate venture arm of PayPal. We invest for financial return in companies at the forefront of innovation in fintech, commerce enablement, digital infrastructure, and crypto/blockchain technologies. Through the expertise, experience, and vast network of PayPal Ventures – and the companies we invest in – we are helping to bring transformative solutions to market faster. For more information, please visit: www.paypal.vc 

 

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