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HR Video: The Great Salary Transparency Debate
Got comp? Check out the latest video in PayScale’s new series, Ask a Comp Pro! This new educational video series answers all your most burning compensation questions, for newbies and seasoned veterans...
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Why Increasing Pay Isn’t Always the Answer
Sonnet Lauberth, PayScale Compensation ProfessionalIn my time as a Compensation Professional at PayScale, I’ve helped more than 75 organizations develop a compensation strategy to suit their needs and...
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Myth Buster: Talking About Pay Could Incite an Employee Riot
PayScaleIf you aren’t talking with employees about pay, chances are they are talking to one another—creating their own story of your compensation philosophy. Not a good thing. PayScale surveyed more...
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Is Your Comp Plan the Equivalent of an AOL Account?
With technology practically running our lives today, it’s hard to believe that there was even a time when we were all using flip phones, walkmans, and AOL accounts. It seems that new technology is...
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To Be Transparent or Not to Be Transparent?
To be transparent or not to be transparent: that is the question. Here is a thought experiment for you: imagine if your company decided to become completely transparent tomorrow. How would it go? How...
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Meeting Your Employees Where They Are When It Comes to Pay Transparency
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the Gainsight Pulse Customer Success Conference in Oakland. Among discussion of customer success best practices and trends, there were also deep-dive sessions...
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What’s Your Level of Transparency?
Pay conversations surround us every day, and the conversation around pay transparency in particular seems likely to continue to grow. While transparency is deeply rooted in our values and compensation...
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Readiness Checklist: How Do You Know the Right Level of Pay Transparency for...
With companies like Buffer and Gravity Payments raising the bar on radical pay transparency and employees expecting more information about pay and pay decisions, more companies are exploring what it...
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7 Tips to Increase Pay Transparency in Your Organization
Pay transparency has increased in prevalence over the past few years, and with good reason. Transparent pay practices lead to higher satisfaction and lower intent to leave, according to a 2015 PayScale...
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Prohibiting Pay Discussion May Trigger NLRA Issues Q&A Discussing compensation is considered a “concerted activity” and is protected under the NLRA, so rules limiting employees from talking about...
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Why HR Must Know Market Data
Why HR People Should Know Market Data A lot of people assume that human resources professionals are all about the “fluffy stuff,” like employee morale, following up with benefits issues, making sure an...
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In the Talent Wars, Compensation Matters. So Does Communication.
Real Life Lessons From VerticalResponse By Tim Low, PayScale.com The PayScale Talent Wars event series hit San Francisco last week. Among other speakers, Kate Aughenbaugh, Director of HR at...
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Employee Promotions. Performance or Relationships?
Many Employees Are Discouraged A recent research study shows employees believe that promotion is more a matter of personal connection than a reward for performance. The study found that 44 percent of...
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Do Your Employees Trust You?
Trust Makes the World Go Round What’s the secret sauce in the recipe for business success? It’s trust, according to recent research from Interaction Associates and the Human Captial Institute. The...
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Creating Pay Transparency in the Workplace
When you hear the phrase “transparency in the workplace” what comes to mind? Does the infamous Open Door Policy come to mind? Or do you cringe at the idea of being more transparent? Transparency is one...
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What if your co-workers knew how much you make?
Evan Rodd, PayScale We’ve talked a bit about social transparency – the dawn of a new social media age in which previous ideas of privacy seem to be rapidly changing. While many of us seem more than...
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Is a transparent wage policy right for you?
A very common line in policy manuals is one urging employees not to share wage information with coworkers. Although such a policy could run afoul of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which...
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Are Your Starting Rates Supporting Employee Performance?
In the grand scheme of things, how well you compensate employees from the start can influence both the short and long-term performance of your work teams. When employees know that they work for an...
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How Transparent are You About Your Total Compensation?
In the last few years, employers have begun to see the value of reporting total compensation to their workforce. For many, this is a strong retention tool that helps employees understand how much the...
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What if everyone’s pay was public knowledge?
Imagine if one day you walked into your workplace and found your name, along with all the other names of your co-workers, written on bright Post-it notes and your salary rates clearly written there...
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