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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

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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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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

Having a solid talent management strategy can help you retain great employees.

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

Performance management is critical to the health of your organization.

How to Create an Effective Performance Management Process

September 27, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many workplace changes, and the newest trend we’re seeing is “The Great Resignation.” This refers to workers quitting their jobs in droves–according to the U.S.

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Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: Employee Retention, Human Resources, Performance Management

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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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HR Technology: Data-Driven Insights

March 2, 2021 by Cassandra Carver Leave a Comment

It is an exciting time for Human Resources. Data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are evolving HR in order to amplify organizational growth.

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Filed Under: Employee Retention, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Performance Management, Talent Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data Analytics, Data-Driven HR, Data-Driven Insights, Human Resources

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