Empuls

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In today's competitive business world, implementing impactful employee incentive ideas is essential for boosting motivation, engagement, and retention. Thoughtful incentive ideas can go beyond standard rewards to spark enthusiasm, increase loyalty, and foster a stronger sense of team unity.  What is an employee incentive?

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HR Digest

APRIL 19, 2022

As the sector faces a quit rate approximately double that of the wider economy, and nearly 40% of restaurants claim they are understaffed, more restaurant chains are offering bonuses and perks in an effort to retain employees. These perks and incentives have ranged from increased compensation to same-day pay to vacation reimbursements.

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Astron Solutions

OCTOBER 2, 2018

A 2016 WorldatWork survey found that 76% of employers were using signing bonuses to attract key employees. Signing bonuses are described as “a lump sum of money that an employer provides to a prospective employee. It is the employer’s hope that the extra money will be an incentive for the prospect to accept the job offer.

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Decusoft

MAY 13, 2021

This provision became a tool for controlling employee compensation and preventing fraud in executive officers after 2008. . In the meantime, most organizations’ compensation committees and sound corporate planning strategies have put in place policies to prevent this. When to implement Compensation Clawback Provisions ? .

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 26, 2017

The analysis found total pay for CEOs increased 6% in 2016, up from the 4% median increase in 2015. The analysis, based on 365 S&P 1500 companies with consistent CEOs that filed proxies disclosing 2016 pay by the end of March, found that CEO salaries increased 2% in 2016, following a 2% increase in 2015.

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Decusoft

APRIL 6, 2021

Are you new to the Executive Compensation management field? Do you want to ensure that you have the fundamental knowledge necessary to establish Executive Compensation plans that will help to attract, motivate and retain the talent necessary to achieve your corporate objectives? Presented by: Joseph Sorrentino and Steven Hall Jr.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The only thing worse than an incentive that doesn’t work is one that works all too well. Wells Fargo is just the latest company to be ethically embarrassed and financially distressed by a fiasco involving excessively motivational incentives. The moral hazard problem is not industry-specific or even an issue about incentives.

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Empuls

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In today's competitive business world, implementing impactful employee incentive ideas is essential for boosting motivation, engagement, and retention. Thoughtful incentive ideas can go beyond standard rewards to spark enthusiasm, increase loyalty, and foster a stronger sense of team unity.  What is an employee incentive?

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Compensation Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2021

Editor's Note: In this Classic cautionary tale, Jim Brennan (using the 2016 Wells Fargo incentive disaster as his beginning "case in point") reminds us of how easily even reward plans designed with the best intentions can misfire. The only thing worse than an incentive that doesn’t work is one that works all too well.

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Keka HR Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Here are the most common ones; Missed payment : It’s quite possible for an HR manager to miss any payment while calculating the compensation. Bonus not processed: It happens when there is an incentive, bonus, or monetary addition to the salary for the month because a festival or because a team or employee did an exceptional performance.

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Reviewsnap

JANUARY 6, 2015

There are a wide variety of compensation plans in the corporate world, but if you’re a startup which one is the best option? When you’re looking to grow your team, it can be overwhelming deciding how to compensate your future employees while taking the compensation thresholds of your current employees into consideration.

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Compensation Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

PayScale invited more than 250,000 professionals and business executives to participate in our 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) survey. From the results of this survey we will produce the 2017 CBPR and reveal critical compensation trends that will help you upgrade your profession. Participate in the Future of Comp!

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Editor's Note: In today's Classic, Jim Brennan reminds us of the role that pay - specifically cash compensation - can and must play in an overall reward program and ultimately the value proposition that you offer employees. . Although all rewards don’t jingle, compensation has to be right up front in the sequence of total rewards elements.

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Compensation Today

MARCH 12, 2015

Taylor, PHR, The HR Writer You may not be surprised to hear me say that compensation programs can be difficult to understand at times. Compensation programs can be complex, leading to confusion for some employees. Employees need to know and understand your compensation and benefits programs to stay engaged and productive.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Extrinsic rewards are a type of incentive that motivates people by rewarding them with something tangible — such as praise, fame, or money — for achieving a specific goal. The incentives must be extraordinary in order to spur your team's competitive nature to finish a task that requires extra effort or has a short deadline.

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Compensation Cafe

JULY 24, 2019

Editor's Note: Incentives are a tool. Incentives are not the cause of bad reinforcement programs, any more than forests should be blamed for the existence of warfare. Because incentives are powerful, they should be designed and implemented with great care. Jim Brennan expounds. It was a hell of a good place to write tickets.”.

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Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Editor's Note: In this Classic post, Jim Brennan shines a light on the challenges of rewards work and the surprising discovery that awaits many compensation pros who choose the field in an effort to escape the squishiness of other HR specialties and immerse themselves in quantitative certainty. Compensation is harder than rocket science.

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Compensation Today

AUGUST 25, 2015

Thanks to massive publicity, we’ve all got a front-row seat for the Murphy’s Law of compensation scenarios unfolding as we speak. What started as a noble intention has spiralled into a compensation can of worms. These are both legitimate concerns and are two of the most significant issues with equitable compensation practices.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Compensation people seem to come in two types: employee judges and employee advocates. Another group (which I will carelessly label "advocates") prefers to ignore individual performance distinctions and instead would confer identical generous compensation rights to all employees. Or am I seeing things that aren't there, again?

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Precheck

JULY 11, 2017

Healthcare employers can offer student loan debt assistance as an incentive to attract young talent entering the field. SoFi , a student loan refinancing company, reported that in 2015 they saw a “300% increase over the past two years in employer adoption of student loan assistance benefits.”. It’s a win-win for all. What do you think?

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Compensation Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2014

You may have already completed performance appraisal discussions, but performance should certainly be part of the discussion when 2014 increases and bonuses are covered with employees. Explaining consistently to all employees, how the budgets have been allocated for merit increases and bonuses.

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Zenefits

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Here’s something else that a lot of employees look forward to this time of year: holiday bonuses. Holiday bonuses can take a few different forms: An extra check given around the holidays. And if you give out holiday bonuses at all, then every employee should receive something. Other Types of Bonuses.

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HRWatchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

According to the DOL, this increase could result in more than a million additional American workers eligible for overtime compensation. In March 2014, then-President Barack Obama directed the Secretary of Labor to begin creating new federal overtime rules, and by June 2015, the DOL announced their proposed rule. Yes, you do.

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General Information Services

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Post-incident drug testing policies and safety incentive programs would only violate 29 C.F.R. Drug testing under a state workers’ compensation law. Incentive programs may be used to promote workplace safety and health. OSHA’s new interpretation permits and encourages safety incentive programs for employees.

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HiBob

MAY 4, 2023

According to a survey by Gallup , in 2022, employee engagement reached its lowest level since 2015. To prevent this from happening, companies need to find ways to engage and motivate their people, including showing them that they are valued and providing incentives for them to stay and continue to contribute to the company’s success.

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HiBob

MAY 4, 2023

According to a survey by Gallup , in 2022, employee engagement reached its lowest level since 2015. To prevent this from happening, companies need to find ways to engage and motivate their people, including showing them that they are valued and providing incentives for them to stay and continue to contribute to the company’s success.

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Analytics in HR

APRIL 19, 2018

A US consumer goods company recently learned that its incentive package is popular in core business and IT areas, but not among analytics talent; specifically, retention bonuses were less effective. In 2015, a mobile gaming company hired an ex-Wall Street quant to manage analytics recruiting. Unclear career tracks.

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Compensation Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Editor's Note: In today's Classic, Jim Brennan reminds us of the role that pay - specifically cash compensation - can and must play in an overall reward program and ultimately the value proposition that you offer employees. . Although all rewards don’t jingle, compensation has to be right up front in the sequence of total rewards elements.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 18, 2016

Research from the firm PayScale may help to answer at least some of those questions, with their annual analysis of compensation trends and activity. It turns out that high performers are more likely to provide pay increases (90% compared to 84%), bonuses (81% compared to 74%), and are also likely to leverage more of a compensation mix.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Why do we compensate employees? But compensation professionals (and readers of this blog) know the pay cheque is but one part of a very complex agreement between employer and employee to maximize a mutually beneficial relationship. in 2015), companies clearly need to do more to keep top performers interested.

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2021

Raising grade ranges despite flat market movement and granting cash payments in lieu of base increases are always popular topics in compensation forums. There are many mistakes about compensation that are easy to make. Similar “crimes” against equitable justice might be found in many compensation systems.

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HR Daily Advisor

MARCH 11, 2015

Before you start thinking about total reward statements, Rubino says that other basic compensation program objectives should be met. A compensation program must be: Internally equitable. Need to revisit your compensation plans for 2015 but don’t know where to start? Externally competitive. Affordable. Learn More.

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Compensation Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2020

Although we are continually reminded to be alert for perverse incentives , little is usually said about the proper use of disincentives. If being included in a bonus pool is a positive motivational incentive, shouldn’t being restricted from participation be considered a negative punishment? Negatives have positive aspects.

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Compensation Cafe

APRIL 3, 2019

Even compensation experts, supposedly the most analytical of HR types, have difficulties with data. Even in the numbers-oriented world of compensation management, Scientific Wild-Ass Guesses (SWAGs) still are required sometimes. Editor's Note: Even in the age of AI, ML and even TMI, SWAGs based on B.A.D. are still necessary.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Not one of the 25 human resource or compensation professionals I randomly polled (most had called me on other matters) admitted to supplying any special reward for employees who train others in addition to other duties. The manner in which you deliver compensation frequently delivers a stronger impact than the amount dispensed.

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Compensation Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

In a survey conducted from June 7 through June 17, 2010, absolutely none of the 25 human resource or compensation professionals randomly polled (most had called me on other matters) admitted to supplying any special reward for employees who train others in addition to other duties. Image by nedel_neln, courtesy of Creative Commons.

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Compensation Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Compensation specialists, what do we do well that others don't? I love working in the compensation field, in concept and in action. Virtually everyone in our compensation biz believes that companies must learn to be able to improve. let's not just stick those incentives on a flat base pay and call it total compensation.

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