Lighthouse

JANUARY 14, 2025

Deel’s Acquisition Spree : Deel completed multiple acquisitions, including PaySpace, Hofy, Zavvy, and Assemble, to build a comprehensive HR platform incorporating payroll, compensation, and performance tools. This acquisition highlights the importance of employee recognition in improving workplace satisfaction and retention.

HR Software

Terryberry

JULY 19, 2024

Employee satisfaction Employee satisfaction refers to the contentment and happiness of employees with their job and work environment. Companies with high employee engagement offer regular training sessions, workshops, and career development programs to help employees enhance their skills and advance in their careers.

Employee Engagement

Terryberry

JULY 18, 2025

Effective recognition programs should be structured, personalized, and inclusive to create a lasting impact on employee engagement and morale. The Importance of Rewarding Employees Employee recognition isn't just a feel-good gesture; it's a cornerstone of a thriving workplace.

Bonuses and Incentives

Empuls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

  Airbnb introduced employee resource groups (ERGs), which allow individuals from different backgrounds to connect over shared interests or experiences, fostering a sense of community.  This focus on inclusivity has helped Airbnb build an environment where employees feel valued, appreciated, and motivated to perform their best.

Productivity

Vantage Circle

MARCH 24, 2025

This isn't just my story—it's the new reality of employee motivation While traditional recognition focuses on compensation, today's workforce hungers for something more meaningful. Enhancing Engagement and Productivity Employees thrive when they feel motivated and connected.

Bonuses and Incentives

Empuls

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Sales commissions : Providing commission-based compensation can drive sales teams to close more deals and generate higher revenue. Professional development incentives Investing in employees' professional development is another powerful incentive idea. This shows that you value your employees and help them grow.

Bonuses and Incentives

Achievers

APRIL 8, 2025

Financial wellness can be seen in offering fair compensation or personal finance education, while social wellness cultivates a sense of belonging, connection, and inclusive team dynamics. When organizations prioritize the holistic wellbeing of their people, employees feel happier and healthier and have the energy to go the extra mile.

Wellness

AIHR

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Employee recognition is an inexpensive resource companies can use to increase retention and engagement. Building a solid employee strategy on effective employee recognition ideas can help your organization minimize turnover and improve job satisfaction. Contents Why is employee recognition important?

Employee Recognition

Achievers

APRIL 14, 2025

Education and resources: Offering financial literacy programs, workshops, and coaching is a great place to start. Access to financial planning tools: Helping employees, budget, save, and invest will set them up for long-term success. Empower your employees to make smart financial decisions through financial literacy.

Wellness

Empuls

MARCH 17, 2025

Professional development opportunities Offering professional development as part of loyalty programs shows a commitment to employee growth. Organizations can provide funding for courses, certifications, or workshops that align with employees' career goals.  As a bonus, showing gratitude will help you feel happier.

Hiring Software

Empuls

JUNE 23, 2025

Rewards and Recognition initiatives - often referred to as R&R - are deployed in business to acknowledge people for their performance and contribution towards the organization - be it achieving targets, going above and beyond expectations, or displaying sheer persistence and involvement. What Not To Do. What Not To Do.

Planning Tools

Empuls

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Companies can provide access to online courses, workshops, or mentorship programs tailored to individual career goals. Investing in skill development enhances employee capabilities and fosters a culture of innovation within the organization. Subscription services as perks Providing subscriptions (e.g.,

Bonuses and Incentives

Achievers

JANUARY 9, 2025

What are the 3 key drivers of employee engagement? Recognition Employee recognition is the number one driver of engagement. When employees feel that their efforts are noticed and valued, it boosts their morale, reinforces positive behaviors, and fosters a sense of loyalty to the company.

Employee Engagement

ClearCompany HRM

DECEMBER 9, 2021

When employees understand what’s going on at their companies, they’re more likely to feel engaged. Being transparent with employees builds trust and helps them understand the “why” behind their work. It can be difficult to be transparent around things like compensation and professional development opportunities.

ClearCompany

Achievers

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Employers are responding with a menu of voluntary employee benefits, driven by generational shifts and technology that is dramatically changing the workplace. . What are employee benefits? . Employee benefits are non-salary compensation and perks. Employee recognition .

Employee Benefits

Intoo USA

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

By recognizing skill gaps or areas where knowledge could be enhanced, organizations can invest in their employees’ growth, leading to increased productivity and improved retention. By understanding each employee’s contributions, organizations can reward high performers and incentivize continued excellence.

Assessment Software

Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Recognizing and appreciating employees for efforts, behaviors and results in line with what matters most to your organization is guaranteed to get positive results. A September 2014 report from Aberdeen, “Next-Level Employee Recognition,” discusses these two needs in greater depth. Which do you believe is most effective?

Employee Recognition

Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2019

A highly unscientific poll method of asking colleagues and friends about their experience with or recommendations for the annual compensation increase process (by whatever name you want to call it – merit increase, raise, cost-of-living increase) shows deep dissatisfaction with the status quo. Anyone can copy your compensation plan.

Compensation

Hppy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Employee appreciation is a great way to keep your staff motivated and elevate your employer branding. You can reward them with cash bonuses and other monetary compensation types. Non-monetary incentives are innovative ways to reward your employees outside the standard benefits and financial compensation.

Bonuses and Incentives

EmployeeConnect

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Provide resources such as workshops, seminars, or access to counselling services to educate employees about stress management, resilience, and the importance of seeking help when needed. Implementing an employee recognition program can be an effective way to celebrate successes and encourage a positive work environment.

Wellness

Hppy

MAY 6, 2024

When there are no sufficient growth opportunities within an organization, employees may opt to leave it and find another employer offering better career advancement paths – this phenomenon is known as attrition. How Consulting Business Can Tackle Employee Turnover?

Retention and Turnover

Cornerstone On Demand

APRIL 26, 2018

These challenges often prevent them from being able to offer innovative projects to younger employees, use compensation as a performance motivator or tout growth opportunities, which are frequently defined by tenure rather than performance.

Employee Engagement

Hppy

APRIL 30, 2021

If the company is not ready to accept this pay raising challenge or does not have enough funds to pay its employees higher salaries, it is better to use the following pieces of advice to keep good specialists. . Creating winning compensation programs . Compensation is not all about higher wages. Intangible Rewards .

Compliance Training

Compensation Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

Editor's Note: Going global with your recognition and rewards programs? This post is inspired by Jim Brennan’s “Travel, Currency Issues and Compensation” post last week. 1) Recognition and rewards are not compensation. Recognition (and any related rewards) are always the icing on the cake of compensation.

Employee Recognition

UpstartHR

MARCH 13, 2017

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting a workshop based on metrics, evidence-based HR, and change management. Employee Recognition -One of your managers is resistant to using recognition because “everyone can’t get a trophy” and she doesn’t want to “coddle” her workers.

Examples

Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2018

But the bottom-line we must all remember is this: Cash is the currency of compensation. Recognition and rewards requires an entirely different currency. Compensation and Recognition Rewards Are Different. Sounds like a compensation program to me.”. It’s compensation. Ley’s right.

Compensation

Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A few innovative companies implement compensation practices that others quickly dismiss as (at best) “good for them but it will never work for us” or (at worst) “crazy, impractical and unsustainable.” Gravity Payments’ $70,000 minimum salary is another innovative compensation approach many dismiss as an unsustainable socialist experiment.

Compensation

Semos Cloud

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Before you start, get our Recognition and Rewards playbook and learn how to build employee recognition programs that will drive innovation in the workplace. For one, employees should feel safe to voice their ideas in a business environment. Organize creativity workshops. Writing workshop. Escape room.

Hiring Software

Compensation Cafe

MARCH 24, 2017

I spend many hours and days with clients helping them evaluate their recognition practices and uncover areas for improvement. I’ve led more focus groups and workshops than I can count. 2) A consultant is the first person to make a 28-year employee feel like his thoughts and opinions are valuable listened to.

Employee Recognition

Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Why do we compensate employees? But compensation professionals (and readers of this blog) know the pay cheque is but one part of a very complex agreement between employer and employee to maximize a mutually beneficial relationship. Compensation is, as I opened this post saying, a fundamental part of the employee contract.

Employee Recognition

Hoops

MARCH 14, 2025

Hoops’ Insight : With Hoops, you can strengthen your EVP through our Compensation Reviews (including Market Insight Report Salary Benchmarking )and Career Pathing tools. Foster a Culture of Recognition and Growth Employee recognition and development are crucial to building a strong employer brand.

Employer Branding

Vantage Circle

AUGUST 21, 2022

One-Day Workshops: Whether online or in-person, conducting one-day workshops at frequent intervals can help the team learn effective sales tactics. Such one-day workshops can be handy in training them on various aspects of sales presentations, cold calls, or lead nurturing. Tip 5: Develop a Competitive Compensation Policy.

HR Planning

Compensation Cafe

MAY 8, 2018

Thanks to this article by Nestor Ramos and this one by Nicole Yang, both from The Boston Globe, I’m now also familiar with Brady’s compensation ($41 million in NFL contracts alone) and his sense of feeling underappreciated. Yes, the NFL’s Most Valuable Player feels underappreciated.

Compensation

Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Editor's Note: With Halloween fast approaching, today's Classic features Derek Irvine and his exposition of the ghosts that haunt - and can really mess with - your employee recognition efforts. What other goblins of employee recognition gone wrong have you seen or experienced? 1) Fake Praise Goblin.

Employee Recognition

Compensation Cafe

JULY 12, 2016

One of the interesting implications, highlighted in a recent interview that Tony Hsieh gave at Wharton’s 2016 People Analytic conference, is for the topic of compensation. In a holocracy, hierarchy is based on “purpose and not people,” which frees employees to move around the company from role to role.

Compensation

Compensation Cafe

APRIL 18, 2016

Research from the firm PayScale may help to answer at least some of those questions, with their annual analysis of compensation trends and activity. It turns out that high performers are more likely to provide pay increases (90% compared to 84%), bonuses (81% compared to 74%), and are also likely to leverage more of a compensation mix.

Bonuses and Incentives

Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

How does any of this relate to compensation? Except for a person’s childhood, all of those attributes play into the compensation decisions we make every day for new hires and tenured employees, alike. What key compensation or leadership lessons have you learned during your career? We all had to adapt to each other.”.

Compensation