Public vs. Private Sector Comp
Working for the man can pay off. According to a federal study, government employees make more on average than civilians do. The Congressional Budget Office’s study indicated federal employees with a high school education made 21 percent more than private sector workers with the same level of education. Lucky for college grads, compensation came out [...]
Compensation Data Healthcare survey closing soon!
Calling all healthcare comp professionals! The deadline for the Compdata Surveys Compensation Data Healthcare questionnaire is coming up on February 17. If you haven’t signed up to participate and receive the results at a significant discount, there’s still time! Call Compdata Surveys at 800-300-9570. Having trouble completing the questionnaire? Watch this video for helpful tips and [...]
HR as a vehicle of change
I recently read an article by Brad Power about IBM’s progressive and effective HR vision. The article highlighted on three major steps Randy MacDonald, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at the technology giant took to develop a proactive, operationally-focused HR department. MacDonald tells Power the company assigned experienced employees in developed countries to mentor [...]
Tips for writing job descriptions
Writing job descriptions requires a significant amount of consideration to the needs of the organization and, more specifically, the department in which the position is included. As I’m sure most (if not all) of you know, there are a handful of elements that are absolutely necessary in order to write a description. These include the [...]
To be, or not to be: What’s your compensation philosophy?
It’s inevitable that your organization has some type of mission statement, whether it’s internal or published in the About Us section of your website. These statements define and explain the purpose of the individual organization. They outline the reason for its existence, and the things it wants to achieve each day. What does your HR [...]
PTO During Natural Disasters
As we skate through hurricane season and head towards blizzard time, it’s interesting to look at how employers are handling missed days because of natural disasters. Should they deduct from paid time-off (PTO) allotments? But the employee didn’t really “take the day off”… If you had to shut your doors because of the dangerous weather [...]
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