Types of Salary Surveys & Benefits of Salary Structures

Types of Salary Surveys & Benefits of Salary Structures

PURPOSE The overall purpose for collecting market data is to make informed decisions about the compensation program. These decisions involve pricing jobs, analyzing pay trends, identifying pay practices, and establishing a salary structure. TYPES OF SALARY SURVEYS A...
Total Rewards Philosophy in 4 Steps

Total Rewards Philosophy in 4 Steps

By Susan Malanowski and John Malanowski A total rewards philosophy forms the foundation for leadership decisions regarding employee compensation and benefit programs. A good Total Rewards Philosophy will also provide the framework for communicating the programs to...
The Employee Pay Experience

The Employee Pay Experience

By Susan Malanowski As we partner with organizations to create base and variable pay programs, benchmark external compensation, and evaluate internal pay equity, the level of pay transparency is tested. Organizations make significant investments in time and resources...
Aligning Long-term Incentives with Corporate Culture

Aligning Long-term Incentives with Corporate Culture

by Tom Wilson One of Peter Drucker’s notable expression was: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” In fact, culture shapes behaviors, where plans and structures only attempt to influence them. Long-term incentives, compensation programs tied to a company’s future,...
Covid-19 Exposes the Fallacy of Market Pay

Covid-19 Exposes the Fallacy of Market Pay

by Larry Reissman  Crisis in the Chinese language is made up of two characters: one for danger and the other for opportunity. We understand all too well the danger part of a crisis. Let’s look at the current Covid-19 crisis from an opportunity perspective....