Empowering People Managers to Talk About Pay

Is pay for performance the best form of compensation?

Become a certified compensation professional (CCP)

<p>If you work in HR and want to find a way to advance your career, why not earn a Certified Compensation Professional certificate? This certification, offered by World at Work, requires you to pass nine tests and, as their website states, is a “mark of expertise and excellence in all areas of compensation.” Recently we took a moment to interview a PayScaler about what it takes to earn a CCP. </p>

Is unlimited PTO too good to be true?

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_unlimitedpto.png" alt="header_UnlimitedPTO"><p><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/111048221756567587195? rel=author">Tessara Smith, </a>&nbsp;PayScale </p><p>It’s no secret that vacations are vital to the sanity of every full-time employee, but what happens when all of their allotted break time is being sucked up by sick days and family emergencies? Instead of planning their getaways to Disneyland or the Caribbean, employees are instead forfeiting dreams of relaxation in the name of taking their kid to the doctor’s office. There is no denying that it is important for workers not to skimp on time spent in the office, but most agree that it is unfair to have to surrender what would be mental health days in order to complete mundane tasks. Studies show that workers are more productive when they take vacations, and many companies are beginning to come to the realization that a strict PTO policy may not be the way to go in terms of supporting a healthy work environment.&nbsp;</p>

The performance review: why consistency matters

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_reviewconsistancy.jpg" alt="header_ReviewConsistancy"><p><a href="https://plus.google.com/102099066436032147105? rel=author">Jessica Miller-Merrell,</a> blogging4jobs </p><p>Conducting performance reviews is a tricky part of any manager’s job. They tend to hold quite a bit of weight when it comes to judging an employee’s contribution to the organization but are also very subjective, sometimes leaving employees with unfair assessments or unclear expectations. To make things worse, managers tend to let their own biases affect performance reviews so employees may not trust the performance review at all. While these issues are all unfortunate aspects of performance reviews, they happen every day in both large and small businesses. </p>

Want to know how to inspire and retain employees? Get Pay for Performance right

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_payforperformanceA47B1E18AC46.jpg" alt="header_PayForPerformance"><p><a target="_blank" rel="author noopener" href="https://www.payscale.com/author/tess-c-taylor-phr-the-hr-writer" style="line-height: 1.5;">Tess C. Taylor, PHR, The HR Writer</a></p><p><span>The hallmark of a successful organization is one in which employees happily produce top results each day and do this organically without a lot of “hand holding” from management. However, what is the secret to attaining this level of greatness? </span> </p>

How to Avoid Pay Compression

<h1 class="subhead">Pay Compression: Our Nightmare in the World of Compensation</h1> <p>Compression is the ugliest issue compensation professionals face. It tends to be a no-win, lose-lose situation, and the ways to deal with it are limited.</p>