More pay might not change behavior, but withholding an increase sometimes will. “That’s the last straw! I’m going to fire him,” said the irate mayor as he … Read more
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More pay might not change behavior, but withholding an increase sometimes will. “That’s the last straw! I’m going to fire him,” said the irate mayor as he … Read more
Is the U.S. economy really improving? Some people want to think it is, but if you look at the early projections for 2015 salary increases and consider such … Read more
Picture the scene: Your company doesn’t have enough money in the annual merit spend budget to grant more than an average 2 percent increase to … Read more
Forbes.com calls itself, “Information for the World’s Business Leaders.” A must-read for most serious business people, it has never been … Read more
There are a number of movements afoot in the world of work that promise to impact the way we pay people. Two in particular may well converge to provide the … Read more
By Gregory Hanscom A centerpiece of President Obama’s current legislative agenda is raising the federal minimum wage. While many doubt a bill raising the … Read more
“Spreading the peanut butter” is a term used by one of my international clients to describe a general increase, the granting of an … Read more
You’ve seen your company’s want ads and heard the pitch from your recruiters; you offer competitive pay to qualified candidates. That’s … Read more
You just received an above average performance rating from your boss, which naturally put a large smile on your face. But, that was subsequently wiped away … Read more
PayScale has just released its 2014 Compensation Best Practices Report, and I was asked to take a look because (full disclosure) PayScale is a client. … Read more