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Dorf, who is managing director of Compensation Resources, Inc. in Upper Saddle River, NJ., recommends following the SMART approach in developing goals: Specificity Measurement Attainability Results-oriented Timing Remember, says Dorf, sometimes the pay-for-performance goal is a milestone, not the full completion of a project. For example, he says, he worked with a client that was […]
Workplace compensation is essentially a supply and demand system, says Dorf, who is managing director of Compensation Resources, Inc. in Upper Saddle River, NJ. Supply has been strong, and that means small or no raises, but that is starting to change. A bunch of studies say maybe 60 percent or more of employees would look […]
Yesterday’s Advisor focused on Jacuzzi’s rules for electronic recordkeeping. Today, we’ll get more of his tips and an introduction to BLR’s popular “find-it-before-the-feds-do” FLSA audit program. Jacuzzi is a shareholder in the South San Francisco law firm Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, P.C. His comments came at a recent audio conference sponsored by BLR®. What […]
Schum, a Senior Consultant at Compensation Resources, Inc. in Upper Saddle River, NJ offered his tips for sales compensation design at a recent webinar sponsored by BLR/HRhero. For example, Schum says, here’s how one organization might split the sales compensation W-2 pie: Sample Sales Compensation Mix Tier Scope of Accountability Base Salary (Fixed) Bonus (Variable) […]
“Retaliation lawsuits are among the easiest to prevent,” says attorney Jody Katz Pritikin, but retaliation is a common reaction by managers who are embarrassed or angered by an employee complaint, and that means managers have to be on the watch for it. Pritikin, who offered her tips at SHRM’s Employment Law and Legislative Conference, held […]
In Behind the Executive Door: Unexpected Lessons for Managing Your Boss and Your Career, author and executive coach Dr. Karol Wasylyshyn advises managers how to deal with the three types of bosses—Remarkable, Toxic, and Perilous.
Pritikin, founder of Proactive Lawsuit Prevention, made her comments at SHRM’s Employment Law and Legislative Conference, held recently in Washington, DC. Retaliation Policy Must-Haves Pritikin suggest that employers include the following in their anti-retaliation policies: Make a standalone commitment against retaliation—it’s the number one EEOC claim! Define retaliation Give a specific examples including “zone of […]
Yesterday, we looked at a recent California court case that highlighted the various factors you need to think about when you draft your arbitration agreements—as well as how you present them to employees. Today, some tips for success.
He typically finds that some employees are paid too little (and likely to jump ship at the first opportunity) while others—whose specialties were desperately needed—make more than they should (and that’s robbing profits). To make matters worse, he says, no one knows which is which. Here are six of the most common compensation mistakes Erdle […]