Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Relative pay bias dominates the compensation field. Compensation professionals will grant a $100,000 salary to an unknown new hire with the requisite credentials and experience who is assumed to have the knowledge, skills and abilities ( KSAs ) to potentially do the job because that applicant’s sparkling resume shows a $90,000 present salary.

Hiring Software 49

Hiring Software Compensation Competencies Comparison 49

Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Not one of the 25 human resource or compensation professionals I randomly polled (most had called me on other matters) admitted to supplying any special reward for employees who train others in addition to other duties. The manner in which you deliver compensation frequently delivers a stronger impact than the amount dispensed.

Talent Experience 52

Talent Experience Compensation Performance Management HR Software 52

Compensation Cafe

JUNE 1, 2022

As both Compensation Café founder Ann Bares and contributer Laura Schroeder have observed, laudable retention efforts can all too easily slide into an atmosphere of suffocation and de tention. A good quit from a competent worker may be more valuable than an excellent new hire.

E-Recruitment 52

E-Recruitment Compensation Talent Experience Recruitment 52

Compensation Cafe

JULY 22, 2020

An effective analyst frustrated by roadblocks to her desired progression into management will eventually leave, either physically or emotionally. Likewise, a competent supervisor who simply wants to work alone will either neglect his leadership duties or seek another job opportunity.

HR Software 71

HR Software Talent Experience Compensation Competencies 71

Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2020

and often lots to do with poor structure, stupid policies and toxic management practices. Excessive compensation is one of the most popular options used to persuade people to stay in terrible jobs. It conveniently transfers responsibility for the issue from operational managers to the compensation specialists.

Hiring Software 52

Hiring Software Interview Software HR Software Compensation 52

GuideSpark

JUNE 23, 2016

This was the first of hundreds of calls we have received as companies are strategically shifting how they measure and manage employee performance. The redesign of performance management is undoubtedly the most significant HR communications challenge I’ve witnessed since we founded GuideSpark in 2008.

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HR Software Planning Tools Adobe Performance Management 62

Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2016

While organizational chart rank has a strong correlation with compensation, no one particular internal status relationship precisely matches the outside world. . Every job title tends to describe functional area of competency and level of responsibility. Parallels exist, but survey comparisons are always imprecise.

Compensation 40

Compensation Competencies Comparison Talent Experience 40

Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 19, 2019

Brennan’s Law #3 on Consulting applies: When management concludes that someone from the outside is always smarter than an employee, they are saying, "no one with any brains could be expected to work here.". First, they have no trust in your competence. The implications are painful.

HR Software 40

HR Software Compensation Competencies Performance Management 40

Primalogik

JULY 14, 2022

We’ll discuss how to enhance management, decision-making, communication, engagement, compensation, and recognition for greater organizational success. . For instance, using cloud-based performance management solutions can streamline this process across locations. Performance Management. Good Decision-Making.

Planning Tools 40

Planning Tools Assessment Software Objectives & Key Results Recruiting Software 40

Compensation Cafe

MAY 15, 2020

Veteran incumbents with proven competence must progress faster than their salary structure. James (Jim) Brennan is an independent compensation advisor with extensive total rewards experience in most industries. Otherwise, they will never advance from minimum entry rate to full nominal target pay.

COMPAS 52

COMPAS Compensation Immedis Retirement 52

Compensation Today

JULY 15, 2015

Taylor, PHR, SHRM-CP, PayScale Senior Blogger PayScale’s 2015 Compensation Best Practices Report indicates that HR technology will become hugely important in the coming years. Since PayScale last reported on this topic , many more companies have moved to cloud technology – as a way to create and manage complex compensation programs.

HR Software 40

HR Software Data Payscale Recruiting Software 40

Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The United States is not as bad in this regard as many other nations, but our barriers are already strong enough to discomfit both public and private organizations desperately seeking competent candidates here, especially for certain STEM positions. Liberty" image by Russ Allison Loar, courtesy of Creative Commons.

Compensation 40

Compensation Talent Experience Competencies Policies 40

GuideSpark

JUNE 23, 2016

This was the first of hundreds of calls we have received as companies are strategically shifting how they measure and manage employee performance. The redesign of performance management is undoubtedly the most significant HR communications challenge I’ve witnessed since we founded GuideSpark in 2008.

HR Software 40

HR Software Planning Tools Adobe Performance Management 40

GuideSpark

JUNE 22, 2016

This was the first of hundreds of calls we have received as companies are strategically shifting how they measure and manage employee performance. The redesign of performance management is undoubtedly the most significant HR communications challenge I’ve witnessed since we founded GuideSpark in 2008.

HR Software 40

HR Software Planning Tools Adobe Performance Management 40

Compensation Cafe

JULY 3, 2019

For the first time, candidates would be permitted to compete on their merits alone, without regard for the size of their prior paychecks. Compensation professionals could supply more flexibility in job pay classification and entry rates, too, as employers learn the true full range of talent qualified for their work.

Hiring Software 40

Hiring Software HR Planning Recruiting Software E-Recruitment 40

Analytics in HR

APRIL 14, 2023

Pawar and Charak (2015) define the employee value proposition as the one of a kind arrangement of benefits an employee gets consequently for the skills, capabilities, and experience they convey to an organization. Compensation The first element in the employee value proposition framework is compensation, or compensation and benefits.

Employer Branding 52

Employer Branding Hiring Software Retention and Turnover Compliance Training 52

Compensation Cafe

MARCH 9, 2018

As both Compensation Café founder Ann Bares and fellow contributer Laura Schroeder have observed , laudable retention efforts can all too easily slide into an atmosphere of suffocation and de tention. A good quit from a competent worker may be more valuable than an excellent new hire. Image courtesy of antisoccermom.com.

E-Recruitment 40

E-Recruitment Compensation Talent Experience Recruitment 40

Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

In a survey conducted from June 7 through June 17, 2010, absolutely none of the 25 human resource or compensation professionals randomly polled (most had called me on other matters) admitted to supplying any special reward for employees who train others in addition to other duties. It is what makes humans resources.

Talent Experience 40

Talent Experience Compensation Performance Management HR Software 40

Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2018

As both Compensation Café founder Ann Bares and contributer Laura Schroeder have observed, laudable retention efforts can all too easily slide into an atmosphere of suffocation and de tention. A good quit from a competent worker may be more valuable than an excellent new hire. Image courtesy of antisoccermom.com.

E-Recruitment 40

E-Recruitment Compensation Talent Experience Recruitment 40

Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Willis Towers Watson Talent Management and Rewards Pulse Survey was just conducted in October and November 2015 (right when most of their survey participants were deep into performance review and merit pay decision-making). Let's take a look at how traditional, MBO-driven pay-for-performance is faring. Ask around!

Compensation 40

Compensation Survey eBook Performance Management 40

Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Money is not the only reward available to serve your compensation program. If compensation people are to succeed in our ambition to effectively manage and administer total reward programs, we should both recognize that fact and act accordingly. You can't rely on cash alone, anyway, in these times. What say you?

Compensation 40

Compensation HR Software Payroll Talent Experience 40

Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2017

Compensation people and the objects of our efforts might not survive outsourcing where work is delegated to other outfits or the gig economy in which consultants are given short focused assignments. James (Jim) Brennan is an independent compensation advisor with extensive total rewards experience in most industries.

HR Planning 40

HR Planning Compensation Payroll Talent Experience 40

Littal Shemer

MAY 14, 2018

The book covers the full People Analytics scope (Benefits, Compensation, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Engagement, Leadership, Learning & Development, Personality Traits, Performance Management, Recruitment, Sales Incentives) with numerous real-world examples, and shows how R can help”. Alec Levenson (2015).

HR Planning 111

HR Planning Analytics HR Software Hiring Software 111

Madison

APRIL 4, 2017

Companies that compete within complex buying environments invest considerably more. According to the CSO Insights 2015 Sales Compensation and Performance Management Study , only half of the people who sell have the skill sets they need to be successful on a consistent basis. Does that approach really work?

Compliance Training 40

Compliance Training Competencies Training Talent Development 40

Reviewsnap

JULY 10, 2017

P4P Helps Make Administration of Raises Easier – When compensation and performance are linked employers often discover that it makes the integration of pay increase data into their payroll systems easier. Some employers rate competency and others rate on success towards meeting goals. But, employees can’t see them.

HR Software 40

HR Software Planning Tools HR Planning Metrics 40

Reviewsnap

JULY 10, 2017

P4P Helps Make Administration of Raises Easier – When compensation and performance are linked employers often discover that it makes the integration of pay increase data into their payroll systems easier. Some employers rate competency and others rate on success towards meeting goals. But, employees can’t see them.

HR Software 40

HR Software Planning Tools HR Planning Metrics 40

Compensation Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Longitudinal studies show that age 16 to 19 whites had a civilian labor force participation rate of about 45% during June, July and August of 2015 and 2016. Author of the Performance Management Workbook and veteran expert witness in executive compensation trials, Jim also serves on the Advisory Board of the Compensation and Benefits Review.

Time and Attendance 40

Time and Attendance Compensation Performance Management Study 40

HR Daily Advisor

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Most of HR is designed for long-term employment, he says, but the recession, coupled with the ages of employees, leads to a much more mobile workforce, and that’s a really critical issue for 2015. Fix Performance Management. Performance Management. Compensation and Benefits. Reinvent L&D.

Talent Management 62

Talent Management Talent Experience Employer Branding Talent Acquisition 62

Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Editor's Note: Prompted by conversation around my post on this topic a few days ago here, we bring you Jim Brennan's Classic on why work redesign should be a key competency for Human Resources and Rewards professionals. Here are the typical problems: HR feels left out from “the big table” where key decisions are made by top management.

HR Software 94

HR Software Compensation Talent Experience Competencies 94

Capterra

JUNE 6, 2017

Workday includes recruiting, payroll, time tracking, absence tracking, benefits, compensation, overall talent management, and even a rudimentary learning management system. ” What reviewers say: “As an employee, I like how accessible my compensation information is. Pros: Starts at $7.50 It is a helpful HR tool.”

Workday 45

Workday HR Software Hiring Software Recruiting Software 45

FlashPoint

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Why aren’t more managers and employees pleased with the outcomes? Why is there such disconnect between performance management and strategic goals? To get at the heart this, consider these 10 ways to improve your performance management process for 2015. Provide training for managers and employees.

Hiring Software 40

Hiring Software HR Planning Planning Tools HR Software 40

Analytics in HR

AUGUST 30, 2021

By 2015, organizational change had become a way of life. Organizational design is creating the best structure for: strategy execution in relation to the external environment, and the organization’s unique internal strengths, weaknesses, competence, and leadership style. Staff is the shape of the workforce and how it is managed.

Planning Tools 70

Planning Tools Analysis Competencies Strategy 70

Compensation Cafe

APRIL 21, 2016

For the first time, candidates would be permitted to compete on their merits alone, without regard for the size of their prior paychecks. Compensation professionals could supply more flexibility in job pay classification and entry rates, too, as employers learn the true full range of talent qualified for their work.

Hiring Software 40

Hiring Software Recruiting Software Interview Software HR Software 40

Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Past Compensation Editor of the Personnel Journal and Senior Associate of pay surveyor ERI , he returned to consulting in 2015. James (Jim) Brennan is an independent total rewards advisor with extensive multi-industry corporate HR and consulting experience.

Hiring Software 45

Hiring Software Compensation HR Software Payroll 45

Compensation Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

James (Jim) Brennan is an independent compensation advisor with extensive total rewards experience. After corporate HR jobs in manufacturing, he consulted to various industries throughout North America, became Senior Associate of pay survey software publisher ERI and returned to consulting in 2015. Image courtesy of Chris Dobyns.

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HR Software Compensation Performance Management Software 56

Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

When bosses want to grant more money than the compensation policy allows, they can usually find an easy way around the max limit. . I intensely dislike “maximums” because they relegate the compensation professionals into becoming feckless comp cops enforcing capricious nonsensical rules.

Compensation 40

Compensation E-Recruitment Guidelines Survey 40

Compensation Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

Degrees of separation in compensation terms usually refers to the relative weight of intervals between job evaluation elements. With that long compensation-related windup finished, here's what's kicked my mind onto this “degrees of separation” track today. That's a form of compensation, too, isn't it? How did this happen?

Compensation 40

Compensation Planning Tools HR Software Performance Management 40