Case Study: Clariant eliminates manual variable-pay calculations and optimizes total compensation with SAP SuccessFactors

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Clariant, a Swiss specialty chemicals company, needed to optimize its cloud human experience management setup after implementing SAP SuccessFactors. Frequent mid-year department changes and multiple bonus plans meant variable pay calculations were being done manually, leading to low adoption of the embedded compensation functionality. Clariant engaged SAP SuccessFactors (using SAP SuccessFactors Compensation and the SAP Preferred Success service for HXM solutions) for expert help.

SAP SuccessFactors provided prescriptive, remote SAP Preferred Success services and reconfigured SAP SuccessFactors Compensation to automate variable pay calculations for 700 people, enabling automatic proration for employees who changed assignments. The work eliminated manual variable-pay calculations and associated errors, optimized total compensation management, and ensured high performers were appropriately rewarded.

Clariant

Salim Belkahla

Specialist HR Technology