Comp quick guide: Responding to employee reactions to pay transparency

Workplace Behavior Ethics

<h1 class="subhead">How to Promote Positive Ethics in the Workplace</h1><br />Ethics is a fundamental business term because it can and does apply to all workplaces. Regardless of the organizational function, employees who fail to maintain an ethical standard in their workplace can raise the possibility of not only organizational corruption but also legal liabilities. In any role, it is vital that employees conduct themselves in accordance with both workplace policies, as well as applicable state and federal laws. The fallout of ethics failures can be seen daily on the news, i.e. Enron, and those colossal failures remind us that the collapse of workplace behavior ethics has the potential to damage and even destroy organizations.

Cost-Effective Employee Training Methods

Get More from Performance Reviews—Use Metrics to Link Pay

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/header_linkpaytoreview_main.png" alt="Header_LinkPayToReview_Main" /><a href="http://www.hr-writer.com/">Tess C. Taylor, CPC, PHR, SHRM-CP, PayScale Senior Blogger</a></p><p>Old methods of measuring performance once a year just don't work anymore. They’re cumbersome and only focus on recent performance goals. But, when performance reviews are directly linked to meaningful and simple pay or performance policies in force year-round, they have a greater impact on the organization. Take a look at some best practices for linking pay for performance during employee reviews.

Managing the non-cooperative employee

<p><a href="https://plus.google.com/115301125688955669806? rel=author"><img title="BlogHeader1_19" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/b2b/blogheader1_19.jpg?sfvrsn=0"><br></a></p><p><a href="https://plus.google.com/115301125688955669806? rel=author">Crystal Spraggins,</a>&nbsp;SPHR </p><p><strong></strong>If you’ve been managing for more than a minute, you’ve probably encountered the non-cooperative employee.

Compensation Round-Up: JLaw’s Gender Wage Gap, Transparency, and RIP Annual Raises

<img width="610" height="175" src="http://www.payscale.com/cms-images/default-source/Blogs/blog_header9-29_main.png" alt="Blog_Header9.29_Main" /> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joleenoerman">Joleen Oerman, B2B Content Marketing Specialist, PayScale</a></span></p><p>Welcome to the Compensation Roundup, where we bring to you the hottest news in comp! Sample what’s happening in compensation right now, get in the know and grab some conversation starters. This week's topics: JLaw’s Gender Wage Gap, Transparency, and RIP Annual Raises.</p>

Employee Competency Checklist

<h1 class="subhead"><a href="http://blogs.payscale.com/compensation/2010/01/employee-competency-checklist.html" style="FLOAT: left"><img alt="employee" border="0" checklist="checklist" competency="competency" src="http://www.payscale.com/content/employee-competency-checklist-01.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a>Employee Core Competencies&#0160;-&#0160;A Proven Tool for an Organization&#39;s Success</h1> <p>“Hi, you got a minute?” It’s your fourth interruption this morning. It’s Sally, the Operations Manager. You know when she says, “Do you have a minute?” it usually means, “Do you have a half hour?” She comes in and sits down in your guest chair and you figure that you can spare a half hour before your next meeting. You’ve been the HR manager for your company now for five years so you can tell that Sally really needs to talk to you and it’s about one of her employees. You can probably guess which one, but you let her tell you. </p> <p></p> <p></p>