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The independent oversight board, which is responsible for evaluating Meta's content policies, was not consulted before the changes were implemented.
Just a week after slashing its workforce by roughly 5%, or 3,600 employees, Meta has greenlit a compensation plan that could see its top executives pocketing bonuses of up to 200% of their base salaries.
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Meta Platforms (META) has approved a new bonus plan where its executives could earn a bonus of 200% of their base salary, the social media and tech giant said in a filing.
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Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) is reportedly increasing executive bonuses, with top leaders now eligible for up to 200% of their base salary, up from 75%. According to reports from the US, the move, approved by the board on 13 February, follows a review showing Meta's executive pay lagged behind industry peers.
Meta executives are set to receive significantly larger bonuses this year, even as the company implements layoffs affecting 5% of its workforce. According to a corporate filing on Thursday, Meta's board approved an increase in the target bonus percentage for its executive compensation plan.
Meta approved a plan that would allow executives to earn a bonus of up to 200% of their base pay. The move comes the same month the company aims to reduce its workforce by about 4,000 employees.
Meta's executive officers could earn a bonus of 200% of their base salary under the company's new executive bonus plan, up from the 75% they earned previously, according to a Thursday filing. The updated bonus plan doesn't apply to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta Platforms has cut back on its yearly distribution of stock options by about 10% for tens of thousands of employees despite the social media giant trading at record highs this month, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.