Subscribe:
RSS feed
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Last week’s WorldatWork conference in Orlando was an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the field of total rewards. Here are some of my key takeaways from the sessions that I attended: It’s about more than dollars and cents – Various speakers drove home this point in different contexts, but a common […]
December 15, 2011
A new survey from payroll company ADP finds that HR professionals believe that 4 out of 10 employees lack a full understanding of their employee benefits.
September 4, 2011
A brief post in honor of Labor Day – links to three interesting articles: Do Happier People Work Harder – Two researchers discuss their findings on employee engagement. Robert Reich reflects on changes in the U.S. economy over the past several decades in a piece entitled The Limping Middle Class. And, finally, an article from […]
August 2, 2011
Three news items caught my attention today. The first comes from economist Jared Bernstein’s blog where he notes that real compensation – i.e., wages and benefits, adjusted for inflation – continues to fall. The second tidbit, from CNNMoney, discusses a recent Mercer compensation survey which found that the average increase in base pay in 2012 […]
July 20, 2011
Communications – specifically, communications to employees around their pay and benefits – is a primary focus of my firm. So it was with great interest that I read an article at The Atlantic Web site entitled The Case for Making Wages Public: Better Pay, Better Workers by Daniel Indiviglio. The basic question Indiviglio asks is: […]
March 29, 2011
MetLife's 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends finds a growing disconnect between employees and employers on employee engagement and loyalty.
November 10, 2010
Google's decision to increase all employee salaries by 10% is one way to try to hold on to talent. A different step employers may want to consider is taking the time to be sure that employees fully understand and appreciate what their current total compensation package consists of.
November 9, 2010
Is it possible that the HR profession has gone too far in promoting and encouraging employee engagement? And maybe all the time and money spent on leadership training and coaching managers and executives on being better bosses is not just a waste, but perhaps even pulling down the economy? Well, no, not really, but Scott […]
March 16, 2010
A new study finds that organizations are looking to control the costs of total rewards programs in 2010 while still ensuring that those programs have a positive strategic impact.
November 24, 2009
A solid communication strategy can positively influence employees' attitudes toward their benefits package.
Total Rewards Blog 
May 29, 2012
0