2 days ago by Ann Bares

Editor's Note: Today's post comes to us courtesy of guest contributor Jacques Vilet. "The future ain't what it used to be." ---Yogi Berra Today, compensation professionals are at a crossroads. It looks like once again we are facing a shift in how we manage compensation. For as long as I remember, th ...

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4 days ago by E. James Jim Brennan

Home companions and live-in nannies may become entitled to overtime, under the latest Department of Labor Notice of Proposed RuleMaking (NPRM) affecting the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). A limited exemption was written into the US FLSA law in 1974 for casual babysitters and companions for the age ...

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22 days ago by Ann Bares

I think most of us agree on the importance of setting performance goals and clearly communicating performance expectations to employees. Without this, you're left with something like management by mental telepathy. But here's a question that has dogged me for some time: Should managers, as part of t ...

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23 days ago by Chuck Csizmar

Have you ever used a babysitter? This is when you have someone else assume your responsibilities while you take a break and focus on something else. The babysitter stands in for you, is you during the period of your absence. Typically we think of babysitting when there’s a dependent child involved, ...

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27 days ago by Margaret O'Hanlon

Each year we step back to adjust to an updated business strategy that addresses new challenges. We plan alignment of objectives, behaviors and performance with that strategy. And then we try for effective implementation of the strategy so we can achieve the planned-for results . . . results that fun ...

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36 days ago by Ann Bares

Editor's Note: Today's post comes to us courtesy of guest contributor Judy Freides. Mandatory salary increases are common in Europe and in some parts of Asia and Latin America. The mechanism for the increase can be a fixed percentage, a flat amount or, in some cases, an individualized calculation. D ...

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38 days ago by Dan Walter-Performensation

I don’t know anyone who looks forward to their annual physical. There is very little about the process that exudes positivity. Nearly all of us know that we could have eaten better, exercised more or paid better attention to our health. Even those in the best of health dread the thought that this mi ...

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43 days ago by Ann Bares

As we come to the end of 2011 and look ahead, here are my thoughts on five key reward strategies for the new year. Not Just Competitiveness - But Competitive Advantage. A competitive reward program is not simply about mimicking the pay practices of your labor competitors - or about paying as much as ...

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58 days ago by E. James Jim Brennan

American employers with operations in various States may need to comply with minimum wage increases again on 1/1/12. Eight states (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington) boost their minimum wage on January one. Although the United States federal minimum wage still ...

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65 days ago by Dan Walter-Performensation

Like many of you, I have football games playing on my TV during most autumn Sunday afternoons. Also, like most of you, I pay a lot attention to the big plays, but little attention to the broadcast itself. This past Sunday, for perhaps the first time ever, I focused on the incredible preparedness of ...

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