A new study shows companies still view payroll as a regulatory and compliance function rather than what it should be – as a tool to enhance the employee … Read more
McDonald’s franchisee fined for using child labor; government agency misclassified staff
Some staff have been paid too much; while other workers have not been paid at all. Check out this week's top HR stories that caught our eye: Read more
Size Matters When Recognizing People (but Maybe Not the Way You Think It Does)
What’s the secret sauce to creating a culture rife with recognition, one that keeps employees feeling valued, seen, and heard? Many organizations believe … Read more
The Problem With Incentive Plan Cliffs
Triggers and hurdles and cliffs, oh my! To be clear, I’m talking about pay plan mechanics and in particular about the kind of cliff that plays an … Read more
“We Have a Pay-For-Performance Program” Not!
My business career has spanned a long time and working from both sides of the desk. First as a compensation practitioner filling out survey questionnaires … Read more
Individual Performance Is Not Enough; We Need a Way to Measure Teams
Employee engagement, aligning talent and business strategies; these are perennial problems for HR professionals. Here in the United Kingdom, as far back as … Read more
What to Do When You Need to Ignore Your Pay Survey
Data, data, data. We live, love and dream about data here at PayScale, and big data is driving business and pay decisions across industries and functions. … Read more
When Everyone is ‘Above Average’ No One Is
Note: This is the last of three articles dealing with managing performance and compensation in the post-ratings organization. Monday’s article … Read more
What Do You Do After Ending Performance Ratings?
Note: This is the first of three articles dealing with managing performance and compensation in the post-ratings organization. The second article on bonus … Read more
Yes, You Can Eliminate the Annual Review, Improve Engagement and Still Get Workforce Metri…
By now, we have all noticed the overwhelming trend to ditch performance rating scales and instead, have performance appraisals and performance management … Read more