These bonus calculations were flawed, Mr Taliente says, because they were based on a star system, appropriate for Hollywood and sportsmen, but not for bankers.
What's the ethical way to handle these bonus calculations?
In part because the company removed from bonus calculations what it estimated was the effect of last year's cut in federal food stamps on the company's bottom line.
If you think a college will offer you merit money (check here to see what your college might offer), make sure you know if that's part of the calculation, or bonus money.
Tyco's incentive plan, which was created in 1994, does not explicitly say whether one-time gains should be included or excluded in the calculation of bonuses.
Over the last four decades, many colleges and universities, particularly public ones, have sought to diversify their campuses simply by admitting substantial concentrations of black, Hispanic and Asian-American students, often by awarding them racial bonus points in admissions calculations.
It is understood there will be a number of metrics to be reported on, including mean and median calculations, bonuses and earnings distribution across different levels of income and seniority.
Sir Stelios hasi-Ioaccusedas accuseasyJetJet of crafting bonuses with "phoney calculations", as he warned in an extraordinary tirade that the "gravy train has gone wild" at the airline he founded 17 years ago.
Under the terms of Mrs. Wachner's compensation contract, in the calculation of her bonus, "extraordinary charges" may be excluded from earnings with the approval of the board's compensation committee, Warnaco says.
Another obvious bonus of an accurate dose calculation scheme is prevention of toxicity from overdosing.
