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Minimum Wage Is Going Up. Now What?
HR professionals nationwide are still reeling from the recent injunction against the Department of Labor’s overtime rule, which had it gone through, would have required companies to compensate all...
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To Be Transparent or Not to Be Transparent?
To be transparent or not to be transparent: that is the question. Here is a thought experiment for you: imagine if your company decided to become completely transparent tomorrow. How would it go? How...
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Take the CBPR Survey and Help Improve Compensation for Everyone
Take the 2017 Compensation Best Practices Survey Now! It is so important that you, as a HR and compensation professional, take our 2017 Compensation Best Practices Survey. This survey takes an average...
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PayScale Gender Wage Study Extracts Unexpected Industry Disparity
First, a riddle: what’s lower, wages for women in the oil and gas industry, or the industry’s overall profitability? Answer: they’re both rock bottom low. Indeed, despite all the buzz around sexism in...
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“What’s your Salary History?”
The salary history question has been a staple of job interviews for as long as I’ve been interviewing. This year, Massachusetts eliminated that question in one equal pay law, which goes into effect in...
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The FLSA Ruling May Be on Hold, But HR Professionals Are Getting a Boost
Ready, set, and … hold? As HR professionals, we’re always on our toes, and this year’s hot topic has certainly kept us on our feet as we determined how best to proceed with the FLSA Overtime saga....
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Top Five Compensation Trends from 2016
2016 has been anything but boring. Between the elections, compliance changes, and the ever-increasing competitiveness of talent markets, most of us have been on our toes all year. What trends have...
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Frozen: A Chilly Day in Pay
Having moved to Seattle from Hawaii, I can’t help but wish for snow during these cold winter months. I love watching the snow fall and seeing the frost on the leaves. Most frozen things may be great,...
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A Peek Into My Compensation Toolbox: 2016’s Compensation Reflections
As we near the close of 2016 and the fast approaching start of 2017, it’s a perfect time to reflect. Sure, most people choose to reflect on relationships or health, but I choose not to be self-aware...
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Special Snowflakes: Rudolph and the War for Talent
Tis the season to listen to Gene Autry on the radio and in every mall singing about the most famous reindeer of all. I’m a fan of the holiday season. I like the lights and the festivities, the...
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Overcoming the Hot Job Challenge
Many of today’s companies are fusion companies. For example, a company might manufacture electronic devices offline, sell those devices online, and offer other retailers a white-labeled version of...
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Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget: Finding the Right Talent for your Budget
Let’s talk about taste – Human Resources, hiring managers, and recruiting tend to have different preferences and priorities. Often, these separate groups with specific tastes are attending the same...
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Top 16 Compensation Blog Posts from ’16
We’re looking down the end of a very eventful year. As always, it’s a mix of celebration and farewell as start to count down to midnight. From Pokemon Go to the Rio Olympics to the Cubs finally winning...
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Top 16 Compensation Blog Posts from ’16 (Part Two)
Yesterday we counted down the first half of the top 16 most viewed compensation blog posts from 2016. Without further ado, here are the rest! #8: Are Promotions Leaving Your Employees Feeling Short...
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7 Compensation Resolutions for 2017
Admittedly I don’t typically make resolutions. I like goals, plans, and measurable actions. Over time, the process of making resolutions has come to feel like empty promises to myself. That said, 2016...
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Mission Transparency: Greater Sense of Job Meaning Reduces Turnover
A sense of meaning in the workplace may just be employers’ secret weapon in the war for talent. A new PayScale study asked employees if their workplace made the world a better place, those workers who...
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Human Resources Pros: How Not to Get WalMarted out of a Job
A top news headline this week that retail giant Walmart plans to cut hundreds of jobs before the end of January–many in HR–may well have human resources professionals thinking, “Well, ‘Happy New Year’...
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3 Canadian Cities to Watch for Tech Jobs
It’s not surprising to hear that Toronto consistently stands above the competition when it comes to Canada’s tech sector. Located in the financial capital of the country – home to the national offices...
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Top 3 Trump Actions and Their Business Impact
Trump came into the Oval Office with pen blazing. In his first week and a half in office he has signed seven executive orders, so far, in addition to 11 memoranda. He’s also fleshed out his cabinet...
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Do Boomers Misinterpret Millennial Ownership as Entitlement?
The back and forth about the awfulness of my generation has been going on longer than I can remember. As a working millennial on the cusp of turning 30, I’ve learned to tune out just about every...
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