Total Rewards Philosophy in 4 Steps

Total Rewards Philosophy in 4 Steps

By Susan Malanowski and John Malanowski A total rewards philosophy forms the foundation for leadership decisions regarding employee compensation and benefit programs. A good Total Rewards Philosophy will also provide the framework for communicating the programs to...
Pandemic Pay Practices – What is Happening Here?

Pandemic Pay Practices – What is Happening Here?

by Larry Reissman As companies address their unique challenges directly related to the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, pay is changing dramatically. Employees are greatly concerned with retaining their jobs and their income; employers are greatly concerned with their...
Equity Compensation When a Pandemic Happens

Equity Compensation When a Pandemic Happens

by Tom Wilson “A dime ain’t worth a nickel anymore.” — Yogi Berra The current Covid-19 pandemic is creating significant confusion regarding what to do about equity awards – stock options, restricted stock, RSU’s, performance-based stock units, etc. This article...
Market Competitive Executive Compensation

Market Competitive Executive Compensation

Companies conduct competitive compensation assessments in order to maintain market competitive pay ranges. Due to the variation in the compensation elements, surveys and internal audience, executive compensation assessments are conducted separately from the other...

The Top Five Elements of a Strong Severance Pay Policy

This is a summary of the severance section of the full 2017 Severance and Paid-Time Off: Results from the Special Survey. Forty-five companies from a variety of industries including Technology, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Retail and more...

Compensation Philosophy – A Foundation for Decisions

What is a Compensation Philosophy?  Does your company have a compensation philosophy? What does that even mean?! A compensation philosophy is a description of the objectives, guidelines and principles on which compensation policies, programs, systems and practices are...