These days, it seems like more and more companies are thinking about their corporate culture. A good culture is viewed as a solid strategy for driving job … Read more
Are Pay Boundaries Empowering or Demotivating?
One of the challenges in compensation design and management is building programs that reward workers fairly, competitively and in ways that engage them in … Read more
Salary Negotiations Are Good For Both of You
By this time of year, many companies have spent the last few months doing a talent market study, squaring away the budget and securing approvals from … Read more
What Employers Can Expect In the First Days of the Trump Administration
There are many pieces of legislation or policy matters affecting the employee experience that are likely to be in flux during the first part of Mr. Trump’s … Read more
What You Don’t Know About Your Retirement Plan Could Sink You
The U.S. Department of Labor in August significantly increased its penalties for retirement plan sponsors who get caught making compliance errors before … Read more
Don’t Hand Over the Keys Until You Set the Rules
One way to attract and retain talent is by including a company car in your employment offer. Even if used primarily for business purposes, personal use may … Read more
The Difference Tech Is Making In Benefits Analysis
We live in an era of digital transformation, and digital HR has become the new normal. Take it from HR visionary Josh Bersin: “Today we want HR technology … Read more
Jobs Grow by 156K in December; Wages Take Jump
Ending the year much as it began, employers hired a modest 156,000 new workers in December, bringing the total for 2016 to 2.16 million new jobs. In 2015, … Read more
DOL Sues to Get Google Comp Info
Google is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for allegedly failing to turnover documents relating to compensation of employees at its Silicon … Read more
How Changing the Compensation Conversation in Interviews Solves More than the Pay Gap
A few months ago, Massachusetts pushed pay transparency forward when Governor Charlie Baker signed a law prohibiting employers from asking candidates about … Read more