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Creating a Desirable Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

October 3, 2019

As the U.S. economy grows, more people are returning to work and moving to better jobs. The labor market remains tight for all industries and across all skill levels indicating that companies are having difficu...

What Up or Out Policy Means to Workers

Anna Verasai

September 12, 2019

Compensation, Featured, Trends

What is the Up or Out policy? How widespread is the up or out system? Where is it most effective? Up or out is a policy in some consulting firms where employees are expected to achieve a certain rank or level...

How to Handle Employee Pay Rise Request

Anna Verasai

June 27, 2019

Compensation, Featured

A content employee is the most valuable asset to a company. In a high performing organization, it is the manager’s responsibility to constantly track what matters most to the employees. Unlike other priorities,...

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Parental Leave for New Dads: Companies That Boosted Their Paternity Leave

Diana Coker

June 15, 2019

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Parents in the workplace arguably give employers a hard time to manage, mostly new dads. However, some employers are putting more efforts to tackle parental leave issues squarely – more companies are improving ...

5 Best US Cities to Work as a Teacher

Anna Verasai

June 10, 2019

Compensation, Featured, Trends

On every list of amazing professions, teaching will always be a constant, and will also rank high. The reason is that teachers are immense contributors to the future of every child and that of society as a whol...

Is Open Salaries and Pay Transparency a Good Idea?

Anna Verasai

June 5, 2019

Compensation, Featured, Trends

The ongoing calls for salary transparency as a cure for pay inequity are actually creating confusion among employers. Salary transparency is a double-edged sword; it could bring motivation and demotivation at t...

Highest Paying Jobs in the US Army

Priyansha Mistry

June 4, 2019

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Enrolling into any of the jobs in the US army requires some level of special skills to be successful while also depending on the applicant’s strengths. While the applicant’s score in the Armed Force Vocational ...

Stats on Gender Pay Equality – Encouraging or Not?

Anna Verasai

May 7, 2019

Compensation, Featured

It’s been 56 years since the US government passed the Equal Pay Act, but stats on gender pay equality reveal that though conditions have improved, we still have a long way to go to before the gender pay gap tot...

Must employers pay a Christmas bonus?

Diana Coker

December 13, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

As the festive holidays unfold, the issue of Christmas bonuses becomes a subject that confuses most people. Both employers and employees are usually confused on the subject and begin to sort out whether the emp...

How to Be More Efficient At Your Payroll Job

Diana Coker

December 5, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

Payroll job refers to the administration of employees’ financial records including salaries, wages, bonuses, deductions, and net pay. Payroll job can be a daunting process, especially for those small businesses...

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Employee Appreciation: How Can Managers Do Better?

Priyansha Mistry

October 3, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

While employee appreciation is not shown as often as it should be, often the efforts go in vain when it is done incorrectly. A recent survey by O. C. Tanner Institute published by HumanResources found that 33% ...

Wrongful Termination: Should you consider suing for Wrongful Termination?

Jane Harper

September 26, 2018

Compensation, Featured, Trends

“At will” employment policy in some states make it difficult to prove wrongful termination in more cases. And this makes it changing for fired employees to establish if their dismissal is illegal or not. Under ...

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Creating a Desirable Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

What Up or Out Policy Means to Workers

How to Handle Employee Pay Rise Request

Parental Leave for New Dads: Companies That Boosted Their Paternity Leave

Is Open Salaries and Pay Transparency a Good Idea?

Highest Paying Jobs in the US Army

Stats on Gender Pay Equality – Encouraging or Not?

Must employers pay a Christmas bonus?

How to Be More Efficient At Your Payroll Job

Employee Appreciation: How Can Managers Do Better?

Wrongful Termination: Should you consider suing for Wrongful Termination?