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Cafe Classic: The Compensation Cookbook

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: Here, for a little midweek fun, we bring you Jim Brennan and his long-awaited, utterly authoritative and instantly gratifying dictionary of compensation decisions. The Compensation Cookbook will solve all your problems. Imagine having the solution to every pay issue in one volume!

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Cafe Classic: The Compensation Cookbook

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: In today's post, Jim Brennan serves up his Classic tale of The Answer to our compensation design and practice challenges. . The Compensation Cookbook will solve all your problems. No compensation chef should be without this essential guide to serve up the ideal menu in your café, restaurant, or eatery .

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4 Tips for Your Compensation Planning from the Banking Industry

HR Daily Advisor

It’s no secret that the recession of 2007/08 resulted in an array of new regulations, especially in the financial services arena. We spoke with Kathy Smith, President of Bank Compensation Consulting to find out how the industry’s highly regulated environment has led to creative compensation solutions—many of which can apply to any industry.

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Why Is It So Important to Communicate Total Rewards?

HRsoft

While compensation may indeed only be one piece of what works to attract and retain employees, it is quite a significant piece. In order for employees to understand their value in the organization and the fairness with which you’re compensating them, you must become transparent about rewards. Employees are Dissatisfied.

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HR’s Guide to Compensation Communications

GuideSpark

Helping your employees navigate through their compensation confusion creates a win-win for your company and employees! Are your employees keyed in on the finer points of your company’s employee compensation program? You need to create a win-win, and engaging employees in the compensation conversation is a step in the right direction.

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How to Support Employees As They Face Rising Inflation

Great Place to Work

Great Place to Work® analyzed data from companies before, during and after the Great Recession of 2007–2009, spanning 15 years from 2006 to 2021. While the S&P 500 suffered a 36% decline in value from 2007–2009, companies who supported all employees gained 14%. Raising wages. Accounting giant PriceWaterhouseCoopers , No.

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How Big Should Your HR Staff and Budget Be?

Compensation Force

HR employees for every 100 workers served in 2007 to 1.4 A few summary outtakes: HR Staffing. HR staffing ratios, at median across those reporting, have increased 40% over the last 10 years, from 1.0 HR employees in 2017.