Tag: Compensation

Taxes

What HR Needs to Consider About their Business Vehicle Program During Tax Season

By Guest Columnist Apr 3, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

While there is still a short window of time for individuals to file and close out on last year’s taxes, for most companies, tax season is already in the rearview mirror. An often overlooked way to reduce employer taxes is within the business vehicle programs. By using this year’s tax season as a time to reevaluate, businesses can implement sound policies and programs to ensure the organization and the employee are in the best position come tax time next year.

Hockey

Women’s Hockey Team Threatens to Boycott Championships Over Pay, Benefits

By Kate McGovern Tornone Mar 28, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

UPDATED: an agreement between the U.S. women’s national hockey team and USA Hockey has been reached. Citing pay and benefits concerns, members of the U.S. women’s national hockey team have threatened to boycott the sport’s world championship this year. The tournament starts this Friday (March 31) and is being hosted by the United States.

time

Comp Time vs. Overtime—What’s the Big Deal?

By Melissa Morse Mar 22, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Are you accurately paying your employees in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? According to a recent survey, released by TSheets, one-third of employers say they have paid their employees compensation time, or comp time, instead of overtime, a common violation of the FLSA.

Arizona

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Law

By Guest Columnist Mar 21, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

In a three-sentence order entered just before the close of business March 14, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, commonly known as Proposition 206. The unanimous ruling dashed the last remaining hope of business groups trying to block the voter initiative, which raised the state’s minimum wage to $10 per hour on January 1 and mandates paid sick leave for most employees beginning July 1, 2017.

Different Locations, Different Pay: Getting Pay Differentials Right

By Guest Columnist Mar 14, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

The goal for a compensation program is to set a competitive wage range for a given position, and pay the people who perform that job within the salary range. Complications arise, though, when your workforce is spread from city to city, state to state, or country to country. How can you determine what is competitive pay if you have employees doing the same job in Manhattan and in Kansas City?

parents

83% of Women Over 25 are Postponing Starting a Family to Focus on Careers, Says Survey

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 9, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

First comes love, second comes marriage, then comes … delayed family plans? Eighty-three percent of women over the age of 25 who plan to have children are postponing starting a family to focus on their career, compared to 79% of men, found a recent CareerBuilder survey. Wanting to earn and save enough money to provide […]

New Benchmarking Analysis Identifies Recent Trends in Balancing Benefit Costs and Attracting Top Talent

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 7, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

When employers have a sense of how their peers’ benefits and compensation approaches measure up to their own, they can more confidently identify opportunities for improvement. The Best-in-Class Benchmarking Analysis produced by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) examines the strategies and tactics used by high-performing organizations to control healthcare cost spending while competing for […]