The best way to show employees you value their work and contributions is by compensating them in a fair and transparent way. While this may seem like the … Read more
Why and How We Made Everyone’s Salary Public
It’s your first day at work, and you are excited to meet your new colleagues — a little nervous, but hopeful, that the work and culture of your new … Read more
6 Ways to Minimize the Impact of the New US Overtime Rules
Massive changes to existing and long established overtime regulations have recently taken place in the US that will make an estimated 1.3 million more … Read more
Make Time and Attendance Part Of Your Digital Transformation
Many businesses embarking on a payroll and HR transformation journey can easily get caught up in the minutiae – hyperfocusing on managing processes … Read more
Student Debt Hits Women Harder Because of the Pay Gap
According to the US Department of Education and AAUW, women earn 57% of college degrees in America, but they hold nearly two-thirds of the country’s … Read more
EEOC’s Pay Data Requirement Deadline Looms Despite Court Appeal
This Employment Law This Week® monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into September 2019. The update specifically … Read more
Analytics Can Help You Optimize Your Comp Plan In Ways No Survey Can
No field in HR is more numbers driven than compensation, yet it seems to be an area the people analytics team usually overlooks. There is an opportunity … Read more
Employees Know There’s a Pay Gap and Want You to Fix It
According to a recent SDG Gender Index study from Equal Measures 2030, no country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality by 2030; the US was … Read more
Study Finds Workers Want Flexibility In How and When They Are Paid
In today’s tight labor market, it is more important than ever for organizations to continuously refine their employer value proposition and reiterate what … Read more
You Need to Prepare Now For the New OT Rules
Late last month, the IRS released a draft of the 2020 form W-4. The IRS is now accepting comments and suggestions before issuing a “near final” draft next … Read more
Will AI Be the Solution to Pay Equity?
34% of U.S. workers believe their pay is based on what their manager feels they deserve to make, rather than on their performance. This means that one in … Read more
Why It’s Hard to Get Excited About Comp Technology
It’s odd that the most numbers focused area of HR, compensation, is also the area with the least buzz in terms of technology. Yes, there is lots of useful … Read more
Closing the Gender Gap This International Women’s Day
In support of International Women’s Day today, organizations should be asking, What are we doing to make progress toward gender equity? Chances are the … Read more
Dump Those Old Pay Practices
The year may already be well underway, but there’s no time like the present to revisit your compensation practices to determine which ones make sense to … Read more
HR 101: A Brief Guide to Frequently Asked Pay Questions
What happens when you mess with people’s money? Nothing good. Employees get confused, frustrated, and angry. HR professionals get frantic and overwhelmed. … Read more
Wouldn’t It Be Better If You Talked to Them About Pay?
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps you’ve heard that cliche. And maybe your answer is, Who cares! … Read more
Your Bonuses May Be Widening the Gender Pay Gap
As 2018 comes to a close, year-end bonuses are top of mind for both employers and employees. What will they be? When will they be awarded? Who will receive … Read more
How Analytics Can Help You Decide Pay Increases
According to Aon’s 2017 U.S. salary increase survey, more than two-thirds of employers were taking some kind of action to increase merit pay … Read more
The Complicated Role Comp Plays In Retention, Engagement and Satisfaction
Here at PayScale, we conduct ongoing research to understand the complicated relationship between compensation, how people feel about their salary and the … Read more
Labor Department Ends 20% Rule for Tipped Workers
Last week, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) issued a FLSA-related opinion letter of special significance to hospitality employers. FLSA2018-27 … Read more