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Astronology®: 2020 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 3:Trends in Not-for-Profit Executive Compensation

October 1, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

 2019 has seen more activity by not-for-profit Boards than in past years.  Increased concerns regarding the apparent high level of executive total compensation relative to the mission of the not-for-profit, as well as greater publication of not-for-profit executive compensation levels, have put pressure on Boards and their compensation committees. 

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Filed Under: Compensation, New Year Projections Tagged With: 2020 Compensation, Compensation, Compensation budget planning, Compensation Budgeting 2020, Compensation Forecast

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Astronology®: 2020 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 2: Incentives, Bonuses, and Variable Compensation

September 17, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The design and implementation of variable compensation programs continue to grow throughout 2019 and it appears that this trend will continue into 2020.

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Filed Under: Compensation, General, HR Strategy, Incentive Pay Plans, Uncategorized Tagged With: Annual compensation review, Aon, Compensation, Deloitte, Hewitt Associates, Salary.com, VisonLink, WorldatWork

Are Salary Surveys Beneficial?

February 5, 2019 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Accurate, relevant, and timely wage survey results help tremendously when effectively benchmarking your organization’s compensation structure. For many organizations, the task of participating in (or even sponsoring) a salary survey is tedious, and often time consuming.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, General, HR Strategy Tagged With: Compensation, Compensation Surveys, Custom Salary Surveys, HR, HR Compensation, Salary Survey Reporting

2018 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 3: Trends in Non-Profit Compensation

September 19, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The world of non-profit compensation continues to see radical changes from the past. Previously, it was assumed that non-profits, due to the limitations placed on their abilities to generate revenue, were in the position of compensating their employees much below the market. 

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Filed Under: Compensation, General Tagged With: Compensation, Compensation budget planning, Compensation Philosophy, Yearly Compensation Budget

2018 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 2: Trends in Incentive Compensation

September 5, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Astron Solutions has been tracking the increase in organizations instituting short- and long-term incentive plans among our client organizations over the past year.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Compensation, Compensation budget planning, Compensation Incentives, Yearly Compensation Budget

2018 Compensation Budgeting Forecast Part 1: Base Pay Adjustments

August 22, 2017 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

As we move towards Labor Day, Astron Solutions is getting more and more requests for information regarding 2018 compensation budgeting. This is part one of a three part review of 2018 compensation planning projections.  

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Filed Under: Compensation Tagged With: Compensation, Yearly Compensation Budget

End of 2016, Beginning of 2017 – Astronology® Looks Back on an Exciting Year in HR

December 20, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

We find ourselves again at the end of another year! Can you believe the 4th quarter of 2016 is coming to a close?

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, FLSA, General, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Legislation, New Year Projections Tagged With: Compensation, Congress, FLSA, HR, HR Compensation, Lockout, Minimum Wage, Work Stoppage

FLSA Overtime Rules Delayed

December 6, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Prior to November 22, 2016, many in the Human Resources field had been abuzz about the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Final Rule.

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Filed Under: FLSA, Legal Compliance, Legislation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Compensation, FLSA, HR, HR Compensation

2017 Compensation Budgeting Outlook

August 30, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Election years bring about a certain level of anxiety and unpredictability in terms of the results’ impact on the U.S. economy and compensation budget planning. 

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Retention, Uncategorized Tagged With: Compensation, HR, HR Budgeting, HR Compensation, Yearly Compensation Budget

The Fissured Workplace and Employee Misclassification

August 16, 2016 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

In recent times, companies such as Uber and Handy have been faced with lawsuits challenging whether the individuals working for them should truly be considered “contractors.”  Are their “staff” in reality employees being denied rights reserved to those in the proper classification?  

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Filed Under: Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, Legal Compliance, Legislation Tagged With: Alternative Work, Compensation, Fissured Workplace, Fissuring, HR, HR Compensation

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