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Strengthening the Pay-for-Performance Link

By Mark McGraw

A recent survey finds more companies using total shareholder return as a key metric to assess the link between pay and performance. While this approach has its benefits, HR leaders have a number of factors to consider before making TSR a significant component of long-term performance plans, experts say.

A New Target for Global Total Rewards

By Alex Young-Wootton

There is a growing movement to consider compensation, benefits, equity and other perquisites in aggregate as part of the overall employee total-rewards package. In conjunction with this, companies are looking to align these newly defined total-rewards philosophies with the broader employee value proposition and overall business objectives.

Are Counter-Offers Counterintuitive?

By Jill Cueni-Cohen

It's difficult to let good talent go, but experts agree that counter-offers are not usually the answer to a bombshell resignation. The experience should instead serve as a lesson for employers that value their best producers.

The Trouble with CEO Peer-Pay Benchmarking

By Kecia Bal

One negative effect of using peer pay to determine a CEO's compensation can be that company morale is affected if employees view executive pay as being grossly out of proportion with their own, researchers report.

Casting a Wider Net

By Jill Cueni-Cohen

Legal experts weigh in on the best ways for contractors to get through compliance audits without sparking an investigation, following the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' move to revise its guidance for compensation discrimination.

Deferred Comp on the Uptick

By Andrew R. McIlvaine

Will recent changes to federal tax laws encourage more high-earning executives to participate in non-qualified voluntary deferred compensation plans?

Testing the Limits on PTO

By David Shadovitz

Unlimited paid time-off policies are attracting some passionate supporters, though experts advise employers making the move to tread carefully.

Can You Put That in Writing?

By Colleen Mullarkey

Survey results find 67 percent of organizations have a formal, written compensation philosophy, and experts say putting these policies 'on paper' can increase the chances that such programs will be administered fairly and consistently.

Gender Pay Gap: Whose Decisions Dig the Divide?

By Lin Grensing-Pophal

A new study finds that much of the gap in pay inequities between men and women can be traced back to their own choices about careers and job choices. Still, HR professionals can play a role in helping to overcome long-standing misconceptions about gender-based roles.

The Trouble with Benchmarks

By Lin Grensing-Pophal"

Thanks to peer-group comparisons, C-suite pay levels are rising exponentially. But are they really that effective in correctly determining the proper levels of executive compensation?

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Peter Cappelli

Are Lawyers Really Helping Us?

With research questioning the overall merit of bringing lawyers in to alternative-dispute resolutions, and with common sense reminding us that lawyers cost money, a better solution might be to agree beforehand to leave the lawyers out.

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