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Do you ever wonder if your employees’ salaries are in line with the market? Perhaps you are finding that applicants are often turning down job offers—and you suspect the salary level might be to blame. How can you know? One of the best ways to get data on competitor salary offerings is to use a […]
Attorney Whitney Warner suggests 5 ways to ruin a plaintiff attorney’s day. Avoid claims and other costly legal entanglements in the wake of complaints from employees by using what she calls “claim repellent.”
Performance appraisals shouldn’t start and end with one annual meeting, yet this is a common mistake many employers make—a mistake that can leave employees blindsided and frustrated instead of empowered and productive.
In yesterday’s Advisor we featured critical guidance on handling an active shooter in the workplace from Attorney Edwin G. Foulke Jr. Today, Foulke’s 12-point action plan for handling violence in the workplace.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed why merit programs don’t work according to consultant John Rubino. Today, his take on variable and step-based pay systems. John A. Rubino, who is the founder and president of Rubino Consulting Services in Pound Ridge, New York, offered his tips at a recent BLR®-sponsored webinar. Rubino’s Variable Pay Program […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the deadline for contributing entities (or entities reporting on their behalf) to submit annual enrollment counts on which they will base their contribution amounts under health care reform’s transitional reinsurance program. The deadline is now 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2014. Reporting on that date also […]
The hope is you’ll never have to face the terrifying situation of an active shooter, but it’s wise to be prepared should the worst happen, says Attorney Edwin G. Foulke Jr. Organizations need a plan for how to respond to reduce the risk of devastating consequences.
When asked if merit-based systems are the most effective way of structuring pay, consultant John Rubino says, “No. I have never met a merit increase base salary program that I liked, and that was effective and motivational.”
As the traditional role of HR continues to evolve, one thing is clear: HR pros want to be more productive and involved by handling bigger issues that directly impact the company and its bottom line.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we began our presentation of the results of BLR’s 2014 Employee Leave Survey; today, results concerning specific types of leave. How does your organization measure up?