UK reward metrics · Incentives & Recognition

What percentage of UK organisations have clawback provisions on paid awards in place?

Source lumi HRBase 157 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

79%in place

79% of organisations in the lumi HR community have clawback provisions on paid awards in place; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 157 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How the base splits

In place 79% Partly in place 0% Not in place 21%
Share of the 157 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Clawback provisions on paid awards: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes79%
No21%

Definition

Whether clawback provisions allow already-paid awards to be recovered in defined circumstances. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/clawback-provisions-on-paid-awards
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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