How much of a raise would it take for you to switch jobs? According to one new survey, not very much. I get lots and lots of surveys and research sent to … Read more
Are Annual Raises Dead? Only If You Don’t Want to Gain a Competitive Advantage
An article last week from CNBC, with data from Towers Watson and Aon Hewitt, showed that the annual pay raise is essentially dead (and in Towers Watson’s … Read more
California Governor Signs Nation’s Most Aggressive Equal Pay Law
By. James J. McDonald Jr. California employers will soon be subject to a new equal pay law that will create a much stricter standard for gender pay equity. … Read more
The 3% Raise Dilemma, or Would You Jump Off a Skyscraper If Everyone Else Did?
OK, the title of this post is the NYC version of the age-old question, and the one I’m most familiar with you may have heard (or used): “If all … Read more
Digging Into Executive Pay: Is It Really Out of Control?
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule this month that will require publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of CEO pay to the … Read more
New Year, Same Story: 2016 Forecast Is For Another Year of 3% Raises
If you were thinking all the recent news of job growth signaled a big comeback for the U.S. economy, think again — because another economic indicator … Read more
Despite What the Pope Says, Proportional Pay is Still Not Required in the U.S.
Since Pope Francis added his voice in protest about about gender based pay differentials after Equal Pay Day, maybe this is a good time to revisit the … Read more
Here’s How to Keep Your Best Employees — Without Increasing Pay
Fortune’s Leadership Insider network runs an interesting series, asking leaders a key question for response. Recently, a question asked to Sarah Kauss, CEO … Read more
Big Profits But Paying Poorly: Why Is This Today’s Business Philosophy?
We may not all set compensation policy, but we all need to know why that policy exists. Right now, most of us are running blind in this area. So is the … Read more
Can You Make a Case For “Unfair” Pay in Your Organization?
Laszlo Bock, Senior VP of People Operations at Google, has a new book titled Work Rules! hitting the market this month. As to be expected, there’s been a … Read more