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Juggling the Challenges of Remote Employee Compensation

May 17, 2022 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Over the last two years, employees have come to appreciate the benefits to a fully remote or hybrid work environment. These benefits include saving time commuting, more productivity, schedule flexibility, and better work / life balance.

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: Compensation, Employee Retention, HR, HR Compensation, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Remote Work, Remote Work Compensation

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HR Issues in Family Run Businesses: Keeping the Lines Clear

February 22, 2022 by Cassandra Carver 2 Comments

There are a lot of advantages to working in a family – run business. The family ties can create a strong culture of values and ethics.

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Filed Under: General, HR Strategy Tagged With: Compensation, Employee Relations, Family - Owned Business, Family Business, HR, HR Compensation, HR in Family - Owned Business, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Workplace Culture

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Compensation Programs and the Great Resignation

February 8, 2022 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As a direct result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 finds us facing high inflation rates. We’ve seen prices rise 7% – in everything from cars and housing, to gas, food, and furniture.

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Filed Under: Budget Planning, Compensation Tagged With: 2022 Bonuses, 2022 Compensation, 2022 Compensation Trends, Compensation, COVID-19, HR Compensation, Human Resources, The Great Resignation

Investing in compensation consulting can help your organization strengthen your approach to employee compensation.

Compensation Consulting: The Ultimate Guide (+ Top Firms!)

January 27, 2022 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

When it comes to employee compensation, there are rarely any easy answers. This is true for organizations of all shapes and sizes—whether you’re scaling up your operations and experiencing employee retention issues or simply auditing and re-evaluating what you offer your employees.

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In this post, you'll learn everything you need to know to improve your employee compensation strategy.

Employee Compensation 101: What Your Org Needs to Know

January 26, 2022 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As an HR leader for your organization, you know that employee compensation is not just something you determine when you hire a new team member and then forget.

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Filed Under: Compensation Tagged With: Compensation, Employee Retention, HR Compensation

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Astron Solutions’ 2021 Wrap-Up: Our Key Takeaways

December 21, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

2021 has flown by! We find ourselves at the end of another year. In this last Astronology® for 2021, we will recap some emerging HR trends we saw in the year.

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Filed Under: Communication, General, HR Strategy Tagged With: Compensation, COVID-19, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Workplace Culture

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Executive Compensation: Taking Charge of Your Org’s Approach

December 7, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Picture this: It’s a typical in-office day for your hybrid team, and as you walk into the break room to refill your coffee, you notice a group of employees gathered together and talking over a news article in the local paper.

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Filed Under: Compensation Tagged With: Compensation, Executive Compensation

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Planning for 2022: Incentives, Bonuses, and Variable Compensation

September 28, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As with our review of 2022 compensation budgeting in the last Astronology®, predictions on how variable compensation will unfold are challenging.

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Filed Under: Budget Planning, Compensation, Incentive Pay Plans, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2022 Bonuses, 2022 Compensation Trends, 2022 Incentive Compensation, Compensation, Employee Retention, HR, HR Compensation, HR Strategy, Human Resources

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Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: 2022 Salary Budget Predictions

September 14, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Current Economic Climate and Impact on 2022

2021 has been a year of surprises in administering employee compensation programs.  Among the changes and challenges in 2021 are the following:

These factors have led many to rethink past and current compensation strategies as we move into 2022.  According to SHRM, when planning for 2022:

Consider the future of the organization.

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Filed Under: Budget Planning, Compensation, HR Strategy Tagged With: 2021 Compensation, 2022 Compensation, 2022 Compensation Trends, Compensation, HR, HR Compensation, Human Resources

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2021 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 3: Trends in Nonprofit Executive Compensation

September 29, 2020 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As we plan for 2021, we need to consider COVID-19’s impact on 2020 compensation decisions for nonprofit executives. For the most part, nonprofit executive compensation came to a halt.

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Filed Under: Budget Planning, Compensation, HR Strategy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Compensation, Compensation budget planning, Compensation Budgeting 2021, Executive Compensation, Executive Pay, Non Profit Compensation, Non-Profit Compensation, Non-Profit Executive Compensation, Nonprofit Compensation

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