at-risk UK US adjective [before noun]
► HR used to describe a part of some employees' pay that they only get if they do their job well: at-risk pay/compensation »
No at-risk pay is awarded for performance that does not meet expectations.
»Under the agreement, the term ""annual base pay rate"" will be redefined to exclude all at-risk compensation.
→ Compare PERFORMANCE-RELATED(Cf. ↑performance-related), SALES COMMISSION(Cf. ↑sales commission), VARIABLE PAY(Cf. ↑variable pay)
Financial and business terms. 2012.