Musings of an organization consultant
Posted in Pay and Benefits on Aug 2nd, 2010
Attention! As most of you know, this is the survey you want to pay the most attention to when planning for your 2011 salary budget: World at Work Salary Budget Survey Here are a few relevant results for Pennsylvania employers: Actual 2010 Projected 2011 Mean Median Mean Median National 2.5% 2.7% 2.9% 3.0% [...]
Posted in Pay and Benefits on Jul 12th, 2010
Hay has provided early salary budget increases. The average has nudged up from 2.6% in 2010 to a projected average increase of 2.9% Salary structure increases are projected at an average of 2.3% View the summary and more information about merit increases at Hay Group.
Posted in Pay and Benefits, Selection and Hiring on Jun 10th, 2010
How Much is Education and Experience Worth? Clients often express a desire to pay for exceptional education and experience and want a policy to support this approach. But the caveat is usually that this wish is only for some, but not all, jobs. What to do? The answer may depend on whether the organization emphasizes [...]
Posted in Pay and Benefits, Selection and Hiring on Feb 3rd, 2010
As we begin 2010, most of us are feeling the burden of greater demands at work while at the same time we are less hopeful about improving our compensation package. Many of us are in the difficult position of recommending pay policies that will not be favorably received. What can we do? Stay informed, be as consistent and objective as possible, [...]
Posted in Employee Engagement, Labor Management Partnerships, Pay and Benefits on Jan 28th, 2010
One example of what can happen when employees, union and non-union, and management work together, can be found in Montgomery Ohio, a small city not far from Cincinnati. Several years ago the City implemented a Health Care Committee that relies upon labor, union and non-union, and management to work together to guide the city health [...]
Posted in Government, Pay and Benefits, Personnel Policy on Jan 5th, 2010
I know you are busy, which is why I am going to start you off this year with a quick sampling of some recent stories of interest in the HR world. If you want to read more, just click and go to the source! Is Text Messaging Private in the Workplace? Does a police officer [...]
Posted in Pay and Benefits on Nov 23rd, 2009
Notes from Presentation by Nancy Hess, N.J. Hess Associates, to 2009 Annual Municipal Health Care Benefits Seminar, sponsored by the The Benecon Group, Inc . 11/13/2009 Carthage existed from about 9th Century BC to the 2nd Century BC. Although highly advanced, (one wonders if anything new has really been invented since that time) it [...]
Posted in Pay and Benefits, Personnel Policy on Jul 26th, 2009
WAL-MART – Settles Wage Hour Claims Wal-Mart continues to deny any wrong doing with respect to a class action suit brought by employees in the State of Washington alleging they were denied meal times and rest breaks and were forced to work off the clock. Despite their insistence of innocence, management decided to pay out [...]
Posted in Pay and Benefits on Jul 15th, 2009
If you employ 2 – 19 employees in Pennsylvania, you want to be aware of the newly enacted mini COBRA law which entitles employees and dependents of employees to receive continuation of health care benefits in case of a qualifying event. The premium will be paid by the employee or dependent, and coverage may be [...]
Posted in Pay and Benefits on Jul 8th, 2009
WorldAtWork released its first glimpse of the findings for 2009/2010 salary budgets. [Here] My clients hear me talk about this annual survey because it is a favorite of professionals in the field, and with over 2600 participants, it is an excellent marker when considering salary budgets for the coming year. So what is the news? [...]
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