US workers making 20% fewer trips to the office The number of trips Americans are making to their workplace has dropped significantly when compared to … Read more
Rethink bonuses as ‘Reward Compensation’
The pandemic might be starting to wind down now, but the ‘Great Resignation’ is still very much in full swing. Around 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs … Read more
The most interesting HR stories of the week
Microsoft announces it will also help pay employees’ abortion costs Hot on the heels of Amazon announcing that it would reimburse travel costs for … Read more
Is the labor market in a wage-price spiral?
Cast your mind back (if you can), to 1978. Grease was the top-grossing movie; there were only three TV networks, and Laverne and Shirley was the most TV … Read more
Uncomfortable Bedfellows: Compensation and Recognition
Employee recognition, at its core, exists to help people feel more connected to purpose, accomplishment, and each other. But regardless of good efforts and … Read more
The Traditional Approach to Sales Motivation Is Broken
A strong sense of purpose creates more meaning in life, improves health and leads to greater satisfaction from work. Yet there’s a problem: At many … Read more
HR Famous: TikTok on Company Phones, Unemployment $$ Crushes RTW
In episode 23 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee are back to discuss Jlee’s recent … 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
Survey Says Cold, Hard Cash Is Your Workforce’s Favorite Holiday Perk This Year
Ah, the holidays. A time in business to tie a bow on the past year and exhale from what was hopefully a time of prosperity. And according to a new survey, … Read more
Don’t Wait For December, Pay Bonuses Year Round
If you’re like most companies, you probably already give annual bonuses to thank and reward people for their work throughout the year. Except, there’s a … Read more
Top Organizations Do Pay Differently From Everyone Else
In the latest “Compensation Best Practices Report,” which gathered responses from 7,100 respondents on their pay practices, PayScale – the company where I … Read more
Spot Awards Are Good, Until They’re Not
Greater use of spot rewards and similar forms of incidental bonuses is one of the major shifts in the compensation world today. From 2010 to 2016, a … Read more
How to Prepare Managers to Talk About Pay
Of all the topics organizations need to talk about, you’d think they’d be most effective about communicating compensation. After all, although you hope … Read more
Variable Pay Is Becoming More Common and More Frequent
A rich compensation mix encompasses much more than base pay alone, there are bonuses, incentives, benefits and much more to consider. Together, all these … Read more
When Everyone is ‘Above Average’ No One Is
Note: This is the last of three articles dealing with managing performance and compensation in the post-ratings organization. Monday’s article … Read more
You Are Rating Employees Even When You Say You’re Not
Note: This is the second of three articles dealing with managing performance and compensation in the post-ratings organization. Monday’s article … Read more
Do You Know What A Bonus Is?
I’ve had an important lesson reinforced for me. I’m reminded again, via many conversations with employees and managers, of the wide range of … Read more
3 Surefire Ways To Disengage Your Employees This Holiday Season
Editor’s Note: The holiday season is here, and TLNT is getting into the spirit with some classic holiday posts. Look for them through Christmas Eve. For … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Workplace Holiday “Gifts” – If You Stretch the Definition
Leave it to the most recent CareerBuilder annual holiday survey to zero in on a completely meaningless but totally fascinating bit of workplace … Read more
3 Surefire Ways to Disengage Your Employees This Holiday Season
For each of the past 20 years, my wife and I have watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation while putting up our Christmas Tree. Why we still laugh … Read more