Compensation

Compensation

Talent10x: Is It Still Better to Work at Big Companies?

Hosts Rick Bell and Frank Kalman discuss a new study showing the upside of working for a large company rather than a small one isn't what it used to be. Plus, Wal-Mart gives out raises and bonuses.
by Frank Kalman, Rick BellJanuary 22, 2018
Workforce Editorial Director Rick Bell and Talent Economy Managing Editor Frank Kalman dive into a study showing that the pay premium workers used to receive compared to their....
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Despite Pay Hike, CHROs Still Trail Fellow C-Suite Execs’ Salaries

Median compensation for top HR executives at public companies hit $1.7 million in 2016, according to a new report.
by Michelle V. RafterNovember 15, 2017
First the good news. Median pay for chief human resources officers at publicly traded companies in the United States rose in 2016 for all but....
Compensation

Talent10x: Does Meritocracy Work?

Workforce editors Frank Kalman, Rick Bell and Lauren Dixon discuss the merits of meritocracy, the latest on CEO activism and more in today's Talent10x podcast.
by Frank KalmanSeptember 28, 2017
This week’s episode of Talent Economy podcast Talent10x features Workforce‘s Rick Bell, Frank Kalman and Lauren Dixon, who discuss Lauren’s most recent story analyzing the state of meritocracy at....
Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell host a bimonthly video series on business news and management practices.
Compensation

5MM: Lowering the Minimum Wage

Workforce editors Rick Bell and Frank Kalman discuss St. Louis lowering its minimum wage by $2.30, a move very different from what's happening in other cities.
by Rick BellSeptember 7, 2017
In this week’s edition of 5 Minutes of Management, Workforce editors Frank Kalman and Rick Bell discuss St. Louis lowering it’s minimum wage. They also....
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Is the Labor Department’s White-Collar Salary Test DOA?

The ball is now in the hands of the appeals court.
by Jon HymanSeptember 5, 2017
Late last week, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Department of Labor’s attempt to raise the salary test for the Fair Labor Standards....
Compensation

Time Management Clock Ticks Toward Value and Away From Hourly Pay

How much is your time worth? Millennials are spearheading value versus hourly wage and getting immediate access to their compensation rather than waiting until payday.
by Ariel Parrella-AureliAugust 18, 2017
Clocking in, signing time sheets and clocking out are normal occurrences in most standard jobs. Working a certain amount of hours and getting paid for....
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Don’t Let Off-the-clock Overtime Claims Become a Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors

In the wake of an OT claim for reading emails after hours, update your employee handbook to make sure it insulates your pay practices from such claims.
by Jon HymanAugust 8, 2017
Defending claims for off-the-clock work is one of the most difficult tasks employers face under the Fair Labor Standards Act. An employee (or worse, group....
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When Is a Settlement not a Settlement? When FLSA Is Involved

Develop a bargaining history with the employee’s attorney that the employee may have an FLSA claim for unpaid wages, and that you are specifically bargaining for the release and waiver of that claim.
by Jon HymanMay 31, 2017
When you settle a lawsuit with an employee, you are bargaining for finality. You are paying that employee to resolve all disputes between you, whether asserted....
Compensation

When Equal Pay is not ‘Equal’ Pay

What is an employer to do? Follow the law of your jurisdiction.
by Jon HymanMay 25, 2017
The Equal Pay Act requires that an employer pay its male and female employees equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical,....
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Wage Theft is a Misnamed, Overused Phrase

The term suggests that evil, thieving employers created this mess. That's not always the case.
by Jon HymanMay 23, 2017
Writing at Inc.com, Suzanne Lucas (aka Evil HR Lady) reports on a study published by the Economics Policy Institute, which says that employers short their....