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Why Are Compensation Metrics Important? Pasteris, who is president of TLMP Consulting Group, offered her tips at a recent BLR-sponsored webinar. She says that metrics help with the following: Knowing whether you are succeeding in following your compensation philosophy. For example, say you want to pay at the 75th percentile of the marketplace. You have […]
The training question is, “What is the difference between diversity training and harassment training, and what do trainers need to know about adequately covering both topics?” Here is how a training expert responded: “They are quite different and should be different,” says Linda Willing, president of RealWorld Training and Consulting (www.rwtraining.com). She describes harassment/discrimination training […]
In California, PTO is legally the same as vacation. An employee may use the time for any reason she or he likes, subject to notice and scheduling requirements. PTO, like vacation pay, also "vests" as it is earned/accrued over time and must be cashed out at termination.
With the DOMA ruling so recent in our minds, employers have more unanswered employee benefits questions than ever before. Is it now illegal to tax healthcare benefits for a same-sex spouse? How should multi-state employers react if the final ruling comes down that only same-sex couples who reside in a state that recognizes same-sex marriages […]
Designing an executive pay plan requires a lot of facets to be considered, not the least of which is: how high should executive pay be? But the exact amount is far from the only consideration. How should an organization decide to pay executives? Is there a formula to use? Unfortunately, it’s seldom that simple, and […]
Please participate in our brief survey and see how what you are doing stacks up against what other successful companies are doing. We’ll get answers to these questions and more: Which days will be paid holidays in 2013? In 2014? How will you handle Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s holidays this year? Do you pay […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reached a settlement agreement with True North Hotel Group, Inc., stipulating that the Overland Park, Kansas-based company must pay $22,225 in back wages and compensatory damages to a former employee who was terminated in Massachusetts after notifying supervisors about safety concerns and filing a whistleblower complaint with DOL’s Occupational […]
Holidays are one of the baseline benefits. So who’s offering what out in the real world? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out! Please participate in our brief survey and see how what you are doing stacks up against what other successful companies are doing. We’ll get answers to these questions and […]
When dealing with employee performance management and employee terminations, it is paramount to ensure that the documentation is accurate, fair, and consistent with verbal explanations. This seems simple enough, but it's all too easy to get into a situation where a simple omission or a sugar-coated explanation can land an employer in court.
Pay-for-performance programs are being implemented with increasing regularity by organizations today. The ability to see that direct correlation between an employee’s contributions and how much they are paid is appealing to employers and employees alike. However, it doesn’t come without risks. Here are 4 of the biggest risks employers face when implementing a new pay-for-performance […]