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How to Use Clawback Clauses in Your Sales Comp Strategy

March 7, 2024 by Jeffrey Steen Leave a Comment

Designing sales compensation plans is a delicate balancing act. An effective comp plan simultaneously incentivizes sales performance and protects the company against financial crisis. These competing priorities lead many organizations to implement one of the most consequential — and sometimes controversial — provisions you’ll find in a compensation plan: the clawback clause.

In this article, we’ll walk you through the ins and outs of clawbacks to help you leverage their benefits and avoid the most common clawback pitfalls.

What you’ll learn: What is a clawback clause? Why should you include clawback clauses in your sales commission plans?  What are the risks of implementing a clawback clause? 3 types of clawback clauses#h-3-types-of-clawback-clauses 5 best practices for navigating clawback clauses Motivate sellers with impactful commissions

Use a single platform to give sellers access to commission statements and track progress against goals and potential earnings, all while aligning

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