Over 4,300 executives and HR professionals from all company sizes and industries completed the survey for the PayScale and Inc. Magazine's 2013...
Sneak Peek: 2013 Compensation Best Practices Report
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Was the Lilly Ledbetter Act Enough?
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, enacted just over four years ago, intended to take on the issue of the gender gap in pay. Leleh Hassibi, of...
Upcoming Compensation Planning Webinars
Xenium partner, PayScale, is offering several free webinars this quarter. Register for any of the upcoming sessions by clicking the links below....
Study: Hourly Workers Overestimate Time Worked
There are some new stats out about hourly workers. The study, by John P. Robinson of the University of Maryland, is gaining some popularity in the...
Consider Your Expectations
In a post over at Ask a Manager a woman describes her difficulty in coping with her husband's intense work schedule at a small business. She writes...
Employers Contributing to Employee Success
The employer needs to drive both older and newer employees to guarantee the success of their business. Such motivation ideally should not only work...
Managing Employee Pay with Ranges
A recent blog post by Mykkah Herner, a Compensation Consultant at PayScale, discusses managing employee pay with ranges. Specifically, she discusses...
Do Men Really Earn More Than Women? [infographic]
On May 9, 2012, PayScale released its latest infographic on the gap in pay by gender. Check out the infographic to see some of the factors...
Giving Promotions Without Raises Has Risks
Businesses who value the work their employees do, but are strapped for cash, may have a dilemma on their hands if they are looking to retain their key employees.
Compensation Practices Infographic from PayScale
Check out the latest infographic from PayScale displaying the results from a market survey conducted in 2011. Click here to view the full infographic.
PayScale Releases 2012 Compensation Best Practices Report
Xenium partner PayScale has released their 2012 Compensation Best Practices Report today. For those interested in knowing which industries are...
Evaluating Pay for Performance Practices
Lacey Halpern also contributed to this article. Over the past few years, it has not been an unusual practice for businesses to freeze wages. Based...
A Guide to Conducting Meaningful Wage Surveys
With the economy on the upswing, employers are reviewing the employees they have retained and are considering lifting company-wide wage freezes or...
Pension Plan Dollar Limits for 2011
From our partners at Principal Financial: The contributions and benefits under qualified retirement plans are subject to certain annual limits. Most...
Filing a Workers’ Comp Claim
(from the November 2008 newsletter) Do you know what to do when one of your employees ask to file a workers’ compensation claim for an injury on the...