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14 days ago by admin

UK investors and professional services groups say they are concerned that buoyant equity markets will allow the City of London to wriggle away from the consequences of the global financial crisis without making fundamental changes. Critics of the City argue that the good times are already starting t ...

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15 days ago by Dan Deibert

Does this bother you? Citigroup pumping up paychecks NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Bailed out financial giant Citigroup said Wednesday it is going to the raise base salaries of its employees, although it is not planning to increase their total compensation. “Retaining and attracting the best talent is v ...

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15 days ago by Becky Regan

With the first half of this year just around the corner, and in consideration of a difficult economy and the new Administration in Washington, D.C., now's the time to dust off and resuscitate your merit pay budget projections and practices for the second half of this year. Your first reaction might ...

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38 days ago by Becky Regan

As we approach the end of the first half of 2009, we've seen the first glimmer of hope for a rebounding economy. As the economy begins to recover, sales people who produce real financial results will continue to be highly coveted by manufacturers and service providers in every conceivable industry. ...

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48 days ago by Darcy Dees

There have been a number of posts lately about how we should reward employees for taking on additional work duties. Our editor, Ann Bares has weighed in on this subject both here at the Café ( post 1 and post 2); and also over at her Compensation Force blog with this post. Another great blogger, All ...

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51 days ago by Doug Sayed

Every recession, the question of falling wages comes up, especially from job seekers, and sometimes from employers looking for expense savings. So, how much are wages falling in this recession? (Some might call this the "Mother of all recessions," since it's been decades since we've had one this bad ...

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70 days ago by Ann Bares

During these times of upheaval, with hiring frozen and in the wake of layoffs, many employees are being asked (a nice way of putting it) to take on more. The question becomes: Who and how to reward for this? I've run across advice from several corners which advocates funneling as much of your rare/p ...

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73 days ago by Terri Albee

Are you an experienced person looking for work? Do you think you’re going to get paid less now than you did before you were unemployed? It depends. Despite “these troubling economic times” (anyone else tired of hearing that?) it’s pretty much business as usual. If the job you’re considering is basic ...

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80 days ago by Becky Regan

The Hay Group just released results from their March '09 "Reward in a downturn" survey that highlights key tactical and strategic changes global employers have taken in response to the deep recession. Some key observations reported in these results resonate with what we know to be true through our d ...

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114 days ago by Mary Kane

More news on the business ethics front: Some Wall Street firms receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer bailout funds are finding creative ways to get around executive compensation limits imposed by the government, The Wall Street Journal reports. In response to expected bonus restrictions, officia ...

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