Total rewards toolkit for pay and equity decisions.
Check that every salary and equity adjustment has a clear reason, then prepare each compensation conversation before it happens.
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- Checkpoints
From the global equity experts at Allshares, working with 1,500+ companies in 110+ countries.
Excel and Word templatesGet the toolkit
What's inside
Two templates, one review.
Start with the spreadsheet to review each role's pay and equity. Then prepare each conversation with the guide, so the reason behind every number is written down before you share it.
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Role and pay equity review
One row per employee: current salary, target salary, whether an equity adjustment is needed, and whether there's a clear reason for it. You see at a glance which decisions still need a written rationale.
- Columns per employee
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- A clear reason for each adjustment
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Excel workbook
Then prepare the conversation
Compensation discussion preparation
A one-page template to save for each employee: the pay elements side by side with an estimated total, the key reasons for the current compensation, what the employee can do to progress, and five checkpoints.
- Pay elements
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- Internal checkpoints
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Word template
From the toolkit
Five checks before you talk pay.
The guide closes every conversation plan with these checkpoints. Tap the ones you can tick today.
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Who it's for
Written for the people who set pay.
It's for HR, total rewards, and compensation teams, and for the managers who share pay decisions with their people. Use the spreadsheet for a review cycle and the guide for each conversation that follows.
The templates are a starting point for your own process. Pay transparency rules differ by country, so take legal questions to your counsel.
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Common questions
Pay and equity review questions.
What's in the Total Rewards Toolkit?
Two templates: a role and pay equity review spreadsheet in Excel, and a compensation discussion preparation guide in Word. Both are ready to download as soon as you submit the form.
What does the review spreadsheet track?
One row per employee with five columns: employee, current salary, target salary, whether an equity adjustment is needed, and whether there's a clear reason for the adjustment.
How do I prepare a compensation conversation?
The guide gives you one page per employee: role, base salary, bonus opportunity, equity value and estimated total compensation, the key reasons for the current pay, what the employee can do to progress, and five checkpoints to tick before you meet. Why pay transparency matters
Is the toolkit legal advice?
No. It's a set of templates for your own review. Pay transparency rules differ by country, so take legal questions to your counsel.
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