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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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HR Trends for 2022: What to Watch For

January 11, 2022 by Cassandra Carver 3 Comments

Entering 2022, HR leaders are finding themselves still battling 2021’s HR storms. We are still contending with COVID-19 issues, and the Great Resignation continues to rage in 2022.

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Filed Under: General, HR Strategy, New Year Projections Tagged With: 2022 HR Projections, 2022 Human Resources, Flexible Work, Gen-Z workers, Great Resignation, HR, Human Resources, Work From Home

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10 Things to “Get Right” with Incentive Pay Plans

November 23, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

What elements do employers need to consider when creating incentive pay plans? Our partners at Terkel asked HR/recruiting professionals and business leaders  their insights on developing incentive pay plans.

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Filed Under: Compensation, HR Strategy, Incentive Pay Plans, Uncategorized Tagged With: HR, Incentive Compensation, Incentive Pay Plans, Incentives

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Leading a Multigenerational Workforce

October 26, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

Today, our workforce is more complex than ever, spanning multiple generations and demographics.The world’s current workforce includes a mix of “Baby Boomers” (currently ages 57-75), “Gen X” (currently ages 41-56), “Millennials” (currently ages 25 – 40), and “Gen Z” (currently ages 9 – 24).

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Filed Under: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, General, HR Strategy, Workplace Environment Tagged With: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, HR, Millenials, Mixed Generation Work Environment, Mutligenerational Workforce, Workforce

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Talent Management in 5 Steps: Retaining Great Employees

October 20, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

It’s disheartening to learn that an employee is choosing to leave your organization. Turnover leaves your HR team and organizational leaders scrambling to find a replacement, and if the employee leaves the organization on a sour note, the experience can be especially awkward and even leave some professional relationships in jeopardy. 

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Filed Under: Talent Tagged With: Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR, HR Strategy, Human Resources, Talent, Talent Management, Workplace Culture

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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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Human Resources and Employee Well-being: Are We Doing Enough?

February 16, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

One topic that has garnered a lot of awareness in Human Resources is employee well-being. For several years, Deloitte’s annual Global Human Capital Trends survey has acknowledged a growing concern surrounding employee well-being and how well-being affects employers.

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Filed Under: Benefits, Communication, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Strategy Tagged With: COVID-19, Employee Well-being, Employee Wellbeing, HR, HR Benefits, Human Resources, Human Resources Benefits, Well-Being

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Where Do We Start?

June 23, 2020 by Cassandra Carver 1 Comment

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are topics we cannot ignore. Recent events have made it clear to businesses and organizations that there is a need for everyone to take an internal review of their DEI practices, and strengthen as appropriate.

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Filed Under: Communication, Compensation, Employee Relations, Employee Retention Tagged With: Diversity, Employee Engagement, HR, Human Resources, Inclusion, Pay Equity, Workplace Diversity, Workplace Equity, Workplace Inclusion

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