compensation committee

collocation in English

meaningsofcompensationandcommittee

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcommittee.
compensation
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/
money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for ...
See more atcompensation
committee
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/kəˈmɪt.i/us
/kəˈmɪt̬.i/
a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information ...
See more atcommittee

(Definition ofcompensationandcommitteefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcompensation committee

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Thecompensationcommitteeis typically composed of outside directors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I believe that to be compelled by law to have acompensationcommitteewhich must not include anybody but non-executive directors would be a mistake.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Let us consider the work of thecompensationcommitteein practice.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am not by any means convinced that either thecompensationcommitteeof the board or the audit committee should be compelled in law to consist solely of non-executive directors.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Apart from the main board, there are two key roles for independent directors in any company: chairman of the audit committee and chairman of thecompensationcommittee.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The othercompensationcommitteemembers were considered but let off.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Compensationcommitteeduties should include performance goals that align the pay of managers with the long-term interests of shareholders.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thecompensationcommitteehere was provided with a term sheet for all the key points of the employment contract.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
After retiring in 1964, he chaired the executivecompensationcommitteefrom 1964 to 1971.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He himself took a base salary pay cut of 20%, although thecompensationcommitteeincreased his bonus by the same amount.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In large listed companies, executive compensation will usually be determined by acompensationcommitteecomposed of board members.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This was not long enough to consider the issues, properly inform themselves about the package, especially given their own compensation consultants, and the formercompensationcommittee, had expressed serious concerns.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Ullico'scompensationcommitteelacked the authority to approve both the loan and the salary increases but did so anyway.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Lenovo created an audit committee and acompensationcommitteewith non-management directors.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The report noted that the board'scompensationcommitteehad approved the repurchase plan even though its members were prohibited from making decisions relating to their own compensation.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They are known as compensation committees and not as confirming and compensation committees.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Licensing compensation committees sit regularly each year for the purpose of deciding how to invest this money.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We who have had experience on our compensation committees and on arbitration committees where compensation is dealt with, know that since 1914 this disease has substantially increased.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, it is a fact that many companies rely on board compensation committees, including their non-executive directors, to determine the right link between top management pay and company performance.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He is a member of both its executive and compensation committees.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofcompensation
Go to the definition ofcommittee
See other collocations withcommittee