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February 10, 2020

Definitions of Employee Classification

Employees usually are classified according to the hours worked and the expected duration of the job. Accordingly, they generally fall into three major categories: full-time, part-time, and temporary employees.

November 15, 2012

Salary Bands/Pay Bands and Variable Compensation: A Manager’s Guide to Attracting Talent

<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://featherfiles.aviary.com/2012-11-14/f77694d11/5d51acd1080b44f38196e15011b2aeed_hires.png"><img alt="Pay bands" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341bf85853ef017c337d1d5e970b image-full" src="http://www.payscale.com/content/blog/images/a6a00d8341bf85853ef017c337d1d5e970b-800wi.png" title="Pay bands" /></a> Jessica Miller-Merrell, <a href="http://www.blogging4jobs.com" target="_self" rel="noopener">Blogging4Jobs</a> If you’re in the business of giving or receiving (or hoping to receive) an annual merit increase, it’s a good time to get familiar with pay bands. Pay bands — a term that is sometimes used to lump broader terms such as pay levels, ranges or grades — is a component of an organized salary compensation structure. For example, an administrative position at a software company might include receptionists, office assistants and executive assistants. Those jobs are categorized together and given a predetermined minimum and maximum (Pay Band 1 = $12-$18 per hour).

January 29, 2014

Fair and square! 5 ways to boost your bonus program

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_holidaybonus.gif" alt="header_holidaybonus"><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>How well is your company doing at fairly handling the employee bonus and incentive program? To help you figure out that answer, first ask yourself this question: Do you have a way of tracking the perks you hand out to employees so that you know you are doing this well? If your company chooses to use bonuses as part of a compensation program, but you are not effectively managing this with data, you could be missing the mark.

May 18, 2009

Anger Management in the Workplace

<H1 class="subhead"><A href="http://blogs.payscale.com/compensation/2009/05/anger-management-in-the-work-place.html"><img class="at-xid-6a00d8341bf85853ef01156fa28c1d970c " title="Anger-Management-in-the-Workplace" border="0" alt="Angermanagement" src="http://www.payscale.com/content/blog/images/a6a00d8341bf85853ef01156fa28c1d970c-800wi.png" /></A> Ethical Issues in the Workplace - Anger Management</H1> A few months ago, a friend of mine went on a job interview. He later told me that while he was waiting in the lobby for his interview, he could hear the not so muffled sounds of someone yelling from an office nearby. It was obvious that the person was an angry boss and was yelling at one of his employees. When it was time for his interview, the hiring manager came into the lobby to introduce himself and, lo and behold, that voice sounded awfully familiar. Yes, it was the same manager that had just uncorked on one of his employees.

January 31, 2014

10 ways to boost employee incentive programs

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_boostperformance.jpg" alt="header_BoostPerformance"><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>When is the last time you took the time to thank your employees for a job well done? Several workplace studies have shown a connection between appreciation of employees and the results of company objectives. Leaders who put emphasis on demonstrating appreciation to employees on a regular basis produce a higher level of employee engagement, which boosts productivity like gangbusters. Having an employee incentive program in place is one piece of the bigger puzzle.

June 12, 2009

Tips for an Effective Employee Performance Review Process

<h1 class="subhead"><a href="http://blogs.payscale.com/compensation/2009/06/tips-for-employee-review-effectiveness.html"><img alt="Employee Review Process" border="0" class="at-xid-6a00d8341bf85853ef01157034539e970c " src="http://www.payscale.com/content/blog/images/a6a00d8341bf85853ef01157034539e970c-800wi.png" title="Employee Review Process" /></a> Employee Performance Review Process Part 2: Tips for Giving Effective Employee Reviews</h1> Despite all the debate about whether annual performance reviews ought to happen, the fact is that they still usually do. And, if you’re going to make time for them, you may as well make them valuable for both the manager and employee. Here are some tips to help ensure employee review effectiveness, even if you already have a performance review process that you like. This advice is directed at both managers and HR professionals and gives you the opportunity to reconsider your annual performance review objectives.