International Business News - Salary http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Baseball salaries started to slow this year even before the economy cooled. The average salary in Major League Baseball this season was $2.93 million, the players' association said Thursday in its annual report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/apnewsbreak-increase-in-mlb-salary-slowed-in-2008.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:13:30 EST The chief executive of Gannett Co. will take a voluntary 17 percent pay cut through next year, while senior executives will have their salaries frozen as the nation's top newspaper publisher prepares for major layoffs next month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/gannett-ceo-takes-200k-pay-cut-as-layoffs-readied.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:23:40 EST Companies are budgeting salary increases for 2009 that are just slightly ahead of expected inflation rates, the Conference Board said Wednesday. According to a survey of more than 350 companies, salary increases for the coming year for overtime-eligible hourly employees are planned at 3.75 percent, while executive employees are likely to see pay raises of 3.9 percent. Professional, supervisory and management workers are projected to get 3.8 percent raises. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/conference-board-sees-meager-pay-hikes-in-2009.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:20:51 EDT The NBA set its salary cap for the 2008-09 season at $58,680,000, clearing the way for teams to sign free agents and make trades Wednesday. The tax level was set at $71.150 million and the mid-level exception was $5.585 million. Any team with a payroll exceeding the tax level will pay a dollar for each dollar it's over the amount. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/nba-sets-salary-cap-at-58-680-million.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:43:23 EDT