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Sephora rewarded employees with cookies. The gesture of recognition fell short

HR Brew

Some research has shown that recognizing workers with monetary compensation isn’t particularly motivating ; a 2012 paper published in the American Economic Review even found employees were more productive after receiving a gift (in this case, a thermos bottle) than after they were given a wage increase.

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Compensation Planning for 2012

Working Girl

Several members of the compensation café – Ann Bares, Jim Brennan and myself – teamed up yesterday for a TLNT webinar to examine where compensation practice is headed in 2012 and beyond. You can replay the webinar here or read my summary of compensation trends over at the Compensation Cafe.

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Compensation Cafe: Fair Pay, Differentiated Rewards

RecognizeThis!

I intentionally stirred the compensation and recognition pot in my last post on Compensation Cafe. Performance Management Strategic Recognition & Company Values compensation compensation cafe meric increase merit budgets recognition rewards' ” How do you differentiate for top performers? .”

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Managing Your 2012 Compensation Dollars Effectively

Affinity HR Group

Compensation Trends that May Impact Your Business2.

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How Can HR Combat Workplace Bullying?

HR Daily Advisor

According to a 2012 poll of more than 650 bully targets, the top five reasons they were bullied in the workplace are: Bully threatened by target’s technical skills. Bully’s abusive-toxic personality. The post How Can HR Combat Workplace Bullying?

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LabCorp and OFCCP Settle Hiring and Compensation Discrimination Claims

Berkshire Associates

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has entered a conciliation agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) to settle allegations of hiring and compensation discrimination within their Lab Assistant positions located at their Raritan, NJ facility.

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Everything You Do in Compensation is Communication: 3/8 of the Compensation Cafe Publishes a Book!

Compensation Force

About three years ago, a trio of cheeky compensation bloggers joined forces around an idea. The insight that started it all - that everything (and we mean everything ) we do in compensation is, in fact, communication. When we talk and when we stay silent. And to increase our own influence and career success along the way?