Compensation Data Utilities survey closing soon!

April 3, 2012

Calling all comp professionals! The deadline for the Compdata Surveys Compensation Data Utilities questionnaire is coming up in just a few days – April 6. Don’t forget to submit your data and receive significant savings on the results! Having trouble completing the questionnaire? Watch this video for some helpful tips and tricks!

Pay on Leap Day

February 29, 2012

I just read an entertaining article on MSN.com about how compensation on February 29. Obviously, for non-exempt employees, it’s no big deal, right? You work hours today, you get paid for those hours today. But what about salaried, exempt employees? Are they working today for free? Or, does it all balance out in the end? [...]

Compensation Data Healthcare survey closing soon!

February 8, 2012

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 [...]

To be, or not to be: What’s your compensation philosophy?

January 12, 2012

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 [...]

What does compensation mean to you?

December 19, 2011

Dan Walter, CEO of Performensation, posted this piece on the Compensation Café blog. He talks about the real definition of “compensation” and gives an unusual viewpoint on typical compensation plans.  The dictionary definitions he references define the word ‘compensation’ as a negative thing, something that happens to balance out something else bad or detrimental. In [...]

Make the data work for you, not against you

December 7, 2011

Salary and benefits data is essential to balancing compensation plans and making sure your organization stays competitive. Essential, not easy. Sometimes it can be hard to know what exactly to do with the data. Recently, Compdata Surveys hosted a free WorldatWork webinar titled “Salary Surveys: Steps to Making the Data Work for You.” Our very [...]