What Does it Mean to be Competitive with Employee Pay?
Many jobs today – and perhaps some your company has posted – list the pay as "competitive." But what does that mean?
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Cooperation is crucial—but not always easy
by Dan Oswald Webster’s defines cooperate as “to act or work with another or others . . . to associate with another or others for mutual benefit.” It sounds simple enough, but in practice it’s not. Nothing is more important in an organization than interdepartmental cooperation, yet it’s so difficult to achieve. Why is that? […]
How Is Compa-Ratio Used in Employee Compensation?
Do you use compa-ratios to check to see if your employee pay is meeting your organization’s compensation goals? What is a Compa-Ratio? For those of us just getting started with compensation metrics, the term “compa-ratio” may sound foreign. What is it? What does it do? “It’s basically taking a salary and dividing it by the […]
New California Law Requires Sexual Harassment Training for all Employees
Effective January 1, 2019, employers in California with 5 or more employees (or independent contractors) must provide sexual harassment training to all employees (SB 1343). The deadline for compliance with initial training is January 1, 2020.
HRIS 101: Selecting the Right System for Your Organization
Selecting an HRIS can be a daunting task, says consultant Amy Letke, SPHR, GPHR, but careful preplanning, including developing a clear picture of your needs, can make it go relatively smoothly. Letke, who is the founder and CEO of the HR consulting and HR outsourcing company HR Integrity, Inc., offered her tips at a recent […]
Pros and Cons of Including Employees on Your Board of Directors
Last year, the Accountable Capitalism Act was proposed, outlining the idea that corporations earning $1 billion or more in annual revenue should be required to allow their workers to elect 40% of the membership of their board of directors.
Emphasize Exempt Duties in Your Job Descriptions for Exempt Positions
Job descriptions are important for several reasons, including providing evidence of the exempt nature of positions classified as exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This article discusses ways of emphasizing the “exemptness” of positions classified as exempt under the FLSA’s executive and the administrative exemptions.
Leaves: Can We Force Employees to Take Vacation During a Twice-Yearly Shutdown?
We’ve been struggling with keeping production up because of employee vacations. So instead of trying to fight vacation schedules, we want to start shutting down for a week in December and again in July and making everyone take vacation during those weeks. Are there any laws about doing this or any problems that you foresee? […]
U.S.-Canada visa and immigration information-sharing agreement
by Jesse Goldstein The U.S. and Canadian governments recently announced the signing of a visa and immigration information-sharing agreement between the United States and Canada. It will enable both countries to share information from third-country nationals who apply for a visa or permit to travel to either country.
Employee Rewards: Do You Measure the Effectiveness of Your Program?
Two primary perspectives exist when it comes to employee reward programs: Reward programs are seen as a cost of doing business, in which case the goal is to minimize the costs. Reward programs are seen as an investment, in which case the goal is to optimize the return on the investment. Organizations, including their managers […]