Author: HR Daily Advisor Staff

You Must Communicate Effectively About Compensation

Yesterday, we got some insights from Chuck Csizmar of CMC Compensation Group about the importance of having a formal compensation strategy document at your organization. Today, we’ll look at the rest of his “Top 8” list of design considerations, plus some final strategies for success.

Reform FAQs Solidify Rules on OOP Maximums, Provider Nondiscrimination

Non-grandfathered employer-sponsored group health plans must abide by out-of-pocket maximums for every individual covered, whether they are enrolled in “self-only” or in “other than self-only” (family) coverage. And the government stayed enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s provider nondiscrimination rules, according to a new set of frequently asked questions from the departments that administer health care reform. […]

Why You Need a Compensation Strategy Document

You may already have a mission statement in place at your organization. But do you have a formal compensation strategy document—a comp-specific mission statement, in other words? You need one, says Chuck Csizmar of CMC Compensation Group. Read on to find out why.

Pay Budgets and Variable Pay—What’s Really Happening?

Increases. Budgets. Bonuses. Variable Pay. Compensation is never a simple issue, but it’s an important cornerstone of employee engagement and satisfaction, as well as talent acquisition. What’s happening with pay budgets and variable pay in the real world? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out!

Age Does Not Dictate Talent, Drive, or Success

I recently wrote that we shouldn’t overlook the contributions the younger generation can make. In business, we often assume that experience equates with success and therefore conclude it’s unlikely that a 20-something can make a significant contribution. I think that’s complete hogwash, but so is assuming people can’t have a major career breakthrough in the […]

HR Tech Survey Results—Can Technology Be Trusted?

In yesterday’s Advisor, we began sharing the findings of our HR Technology Survey; today, we present more results from this timely study, including how new innovations are affecting costs and productivity in the HR department, and how far professionals are really trusting tech when they make decisions. A total of 483 individuals participated in this […]

Will a Smartphone Call Count as Overtime? DOL Is Exploring the FLSA Issues

Smartphone use has complicated employer calculations of working time and overtime for years, and it now appears to have caught the interest of the U.S. Department of Labor, which recently announced plans to collect information on how the use of smartphones impacts hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In its spring 2015 regulatory […]