Employers have been stubbornly sticking to recession-era wage and benefits increases despite well-documented retention and recruiting difficulties. Now comes more evidence that, if top performers don't receive higher compensation, they will graze where the grass is greener.

Atlanta-based Spherion Staffing LLC commissioned a survey of both sides of this equation: human resources managers and working U.S. adults.

What they discovered is that HR professionals are feeling the pressure as employees become bolder in their pursuit of higher compensation — either at their current job, or at another.

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