{"id":6277,"date":"2026-05-06T15:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=6277"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:25:01","slug":"hr-chat-w-employco-usa-why-are-employers-choosing-standardized-raises-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/06\/hr-chat-w-employco-usa-why-are-employers-choosing-standardized-raises-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Why Are Employers Choosing Standardized Raises in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Why Are Employers Choosing Standardized Raises in 2026?\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_XyURuMLGhUo\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXyURuMLGhUo%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XyURuMLGhUo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M42S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-05-06T20:11:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_XyURuMLGhUo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXyURuMLGhUo%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Why Are Employers Choosing Standardized Raises in 2026?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XyURuMLGhUo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXyURuMLGhUo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Why Are Employers Choosing Standardized Raises in 2026?\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Questions on this topic? https:\/\/www.employco.com\/contact\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Peanut butter raises&#8221; are making a comeback in 2026, but are they helping or hurting employee motivation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this HR Chat, Rob and Jason discuss why more employers are moving toward standardized raises instead of performance-based increases, along with the impact these compensation strategies can have on morale, retention, and top performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:hr@employco.com\">hr@employco.com<\/a> to discuss compensation planning, employee retention strategies, or other HR support needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schedule a <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/gwilson-employco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">15-minute call<\/a> with <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#046240\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Griffen Wilson<\/mark><\/strong> for more information on our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Peanut butter raises&#8221; are making a comeback in 2026, but are they helping or hurting employee motivation? 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