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.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Editor's Note: In today's Classic, Jim Brennan reminds us of the role that pay - specifically cash compensation - can and must play in an overall reward program and ultimately the value proposition that you offer employees. . Although all rewards don’t jingle, compensation has to be right up front in the sequence of total rewards elements.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2020

Even the hiring managers can benefit by “overpaying” new hires, because the inflated salaries to new folks increase the size of the payroll they control, thus raising their value, while simultaneously creating internal pay compression that justifies further salary adjustments to maintain internal equity and to further raise their pay, too. .

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Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Maybe the lack of compensation gives rise to irresistible temptations to take your pleasure in other ways. Why is it that the lack of perceived “compensation” seems to inspire irrational behavior? After all, “compensation” is literally that… something that satisfies you, received in exchange for your service. .

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Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Money is not the only reward available to serve your compensation program. This is an excellent time to expand your thinking beyond the limited boundaries of payroll budgets. It does seem impossible to achieve a credible pay for performance (merit) system with lean payroll budgets constrained by low increase authorizations.

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2017

The accelerating trend towards reducing payrolls by replacing employees with outside contractors threatens our livelihoods. . 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.

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Compensation Cafe

MAY 15, 2020

We bring you this Classic primer on some eternal salary management questions, via Jim Brennan. . What current incumbent employees on a payroll receive normally changes at a faster pace than the external outside competitive market prices for jobs. Creative Commons Image "Horse Racing" by Paolo Camera.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But how much an organization should increase its pay is always an issue for compensation people. The degree of change in velocity doesn't show your absolute speed any more than the amount of annual payroll budget increase shows your competitive posture in regard to actual wage and salary amounts being paid. Or it is our job?

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Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Editor's Note: If you've spent any time in the rewards field at all, you realize that each manager has their own unique point of view regarding compensation, born of their own experiences on the giving as well as the receiving end of pay decisions. The silent look of shock and pain in their eyes stays with you forever. Think ahead.

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Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2016

That nice pay bump, if supported by the incoming President, will be expensive for employers suddenly facing major increases in their fixed payroll costs. Before the last-minute temporary injunction , most employers went ahead and made the necessary changes to wages, salaries and payroll practices, anticipating the new rule.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2016

Owner of a few local cafes, he complained that he had to eliminate half of his already-small work force to make ends meet after the impact of the increased payroll costs. Paying more for the same labor output changes the compensation balance in any business. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Compensation and Benefits Review.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

citizenship and/or security clearances for employment; a general unmet demand for petroleum engineers (but the bust of the Bakken oil field in ND and the plunge in global energy prices may have reversed that 2015 situation); and. As guardians over payroll budget allocations, compensation people have to decide which is which.

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Granting more money pleases the employee, wins favor for the supervisor, eases future recruiting and often even increases the size of next year’s payroll budget allocation. James (Jim) Brennan is an independent compensation advisor with extensive total rewards experience in most industries.

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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. Negative Consequences of Pay-for-Performance. While there is no formal review process, ratings still exist.

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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. Negative Consequences of Pay-for-Performance. While there is no formal review process, ratings still exist.

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Unicorn HRO

JANUARY 26, 2016

In addition to providing a more cost effective means of collecting data, Talent Management Analytics can identify patterns and correlations between important events in a company’s history, such as the relationship between high employee turnover and the lowering of compensation or benefits packages.

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Insperity

AUGUST 26, 2013

Now beginning in 2015 , employers with 50 or more full-time employees – including full-time equivalent employees – must offer qualifying coverage to their full-time staff or face a possible penalty. Many start by taking on a company’s payroll processing, withholding and reporting. Performance management.

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Empuls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Managers rely on performance management software to set employee performance standards, evaluate job performance, and facilitate ongoing discussions. HR departments commonly implement these tools to support managers across various departments. Here is our top 20 best employee evaluation software.

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Compensation Cafe

JUNE 20, 2019

Should that be, or is it (in fact or from what evidence suggests) a compensable factor? The number of direct reports a manager may have usually has little impact, if any, on compensation. James (Jim) Brennan is an independent compensation advisor with extensive total rewards experience in most industries.

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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 Who wins for you?

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Hoops

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The most serious challenge facing Human Resources is not benefits, compensation, or performance management. In companies that spend 1% or more of payroll on such recognition programs, employees are nearly 3X as likely to rate their program as excellent. But many organizations are still behind the adoption curve.

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Compensation Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

To be hired, the new workers' productivity must immediately cover their wage cost, the value of their benefits, the burden rate (including costs for infrastructure, supervisors, the administrative costs of processing payroll, customizing deductions, filing government reports and such), plus a profit margin.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

On September 7, 2015, President Obama’s non-legislative executive order gave employees of federal contractors a new paid benefit. Equalizing payroll cost factors with a benevolently level playing field could make contract bids more properly competitive. . Jim also serves on the Advisory Board of the Compensation and Benefits Review.

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 11, 2016

Raising grade ranges despite flat market movement and granting cash payments in lieu of base increases are always popular topics in compensation forums. The bulk of payroll growth generally tends to be expended on employees holding many years of service in the enterprise. Bet the rain falls on others, too. Share your horror stories.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Inflation has been the bane of compensation people, frequently used as a one-way ratchet mechanism to jack wages higher. Whatever the reason for public indifference, we compensation people must be aware of the facts and their meanings. What should be done for a future when inflation again becomes a payroll pressure factor?

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Such a narrow limited view of the compensation profession is unfortunate, because money is one of the weakest reinforcement tools. Well-rounded compensation professionals ought to realize the special features of recognition rewards that distinguish them from other tools of our trade. There are many motivational devices besides pay.

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Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2015

A particular type of document is needed for compensation decisions. However, compensation professionals are traditionally more comfortable dealing with numbers than struggling with the intricacies of the English language. Fancy deceptive wordplay might be useful for advertising but imaginative fiction has no place in compensation.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Raising grade ranges despite flat market movement and granting cash payments in lieu of base increases are always popular topics in compensation forums. The bulk of payroll growth generally tends to be expended on employees holding many years of service in the enterprise. Bet the rain falls on others, too. Share your horror stories.

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Compensation Cafe

JUNE 30, 2016

A good time to bring out Jim Brennan's classic piece on addressing this perennial compensation challenge! Meanwhile, payroll increases are budgeted relative to that market movement rate, to reflect merit or other competitive trend matches to keep pace with the appropriate peer-comparison market.

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Compensation Today

MAY 12, 2016

By Kari Van Hoof, CCP, PayScale Compensation Professional Technology has muscled its way into all aspects of our lives and in many cases—regardless of profession, is fundamentally changing the way we do our work. Investing in technology to administer talent management, compensation, performance management, and other programs can help.

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2015

All else being equal, when payroll increases, something else has to decrease. After HR corporate jobs in chemical/pharmaceutical manufacturing, he consulted at retail, government, energy, IT, tax-exempt and other industries throughout North America before becoming Senior Associate of pay survey software publisher ERI until 2015.

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Recruiters Lineup

APRIL 2, 2024

The primary legislation governing employment in Liberia is the Labor Law of 2015, which outlines the rights and obligations of both employers and employees. Consultants are usually hired to offer expertise or advice in areas such as management, finance, law, or technical fields.

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