As another end of year looms, Kathi Enderes, snr VP of research at The Josh Bersin Company, outlines the strategies CHROs should adopt in 2025 to improve … Read more
The great wage illusion
Wages are up – aren’t they? So why do people still say they feel poorer? Read more
High potentials vs high performers – which should HR focus on? (and how to spot each type)
What’s the difference between a high potential employee and a high performing one? Huntly founder, Sergiy Ovcharenko, gives his take, and why one is better … Read more
Chances are your “payroll strategy” isn’t as strategic as you think
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