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Our Most Popular Compensation Today Articles

Before you roll your eyes at the idea of another year-end “roundup” blog, know this: This one is different, because you helped create it! These are the five Compensation Today posts you and your fellow HR and comp pros read and shared the most this year. We’re not surprised to see that...

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Transparency Is Uncomfortable, But Absolutely Worth It: Some Tips

As a compensation software company with a mission to bring pay topics out of the shadows and into the light, we are fierce advocates of pay transparency around here. (Reminder: Transparency is a spectrum; what’s right for one company may not be great for another, and we support you in whatever you...

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Give Thanks to Your Employees (and Watch Engagement Improve)

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the U.S.! If you celebrate, you know this day is all about gratitude. And while you should absolutely spend tomorrow letting the people and pets you love know how much you appreciate them, here’s a suggestion for today: Show your employees how much they mean to the company....

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Employee Turnover: How ‘Hoarding’ Talent Costs You Your Top Performers

I just read this fascinating TLNT article on talent hoarding and wow is my INFJ (read: idealism) showing. What I mean is: I can be blindsided by scandals sometimes, because I literally can’t conceive of some of the crappy things humans do until I hear about them — and every time, I’m...

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Should You Put a Two-Year Limit on Employment?

What if all of your employees changed or left their roles every two years, no matter what? It’s something a San Francisco-based startup called Jolt has been trying out for the past year, and it sounds … interesting. And I don’t mean “interesting” like “pretty weird but I should use a more...

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This Boss’s Day, Reward Your Managers With the Training They Need

Today is Boss’s Day in the U.S.! Is your company doing anything to celebrate your managers? We have a suggestion: Offer them training they’ll appreciate and that the whole organization will benefit from. That’s right — we’re talking about training on communicating pay. We learned in our 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report...

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Two Things I Recently Learned About Compensation Professionals

Last week, I sat in on a meeting involving some of our wonderful client managers here at PayScale. As they’re the folks working so closely with our clients on a regular basis, I was thrilled to be invited to listen in. My goal as a content writer here is to produce helpful,...

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Are Standing Desks Now a Must for Total Rewards Packages?

Having spent the past three years on Seattle’s technology startup scene, I’m no stranger to standing desks (or, for that matter, far stranger office perks — but that’s another post). I’m not a big fan myself — I go for a walk when I need to move — but I know many...

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Data Will Ease Your Compensation Headaches — But You Need More to Get Rid of Them

A recent HR Dive article asked, “Can data solve employers’ compensation headache?” The crux of the piece is that because more and more states are passing pay equity laws here in the U.S., more and more organizations are scrambling to get their compensation ducks in a row. Naturally, they’re turning to data,...

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Data Will Ease Your Compensation Headaches — But You Need More to Get Rid of Them

A recent HR Dive article asked, “Can data solve employers’ compensation headache?” The crux of the piece is that because more and more states are passing pay equity laws here in the U.S., more and more organizations are scrambling to get their compensation ducks in a row. Naturally, they’re turning to data,...

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US Workers Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Achieving Higher Pay

Did you see the recent Reuters piece on “low hopes for higher pay”? It explained how and why the future (of earnings) looks dim to many of America’s workers. This is according to the New York Fed’s SCE Labor Market Survey, a new study on which researchers will produce a report every...

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3 #Compference17 Networking Opportunities You Don’t Want to Miss

This year’s Compference — the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders — is positively packed with educational and informational events. We’ve got keynotes from top industry thought leaders; expert-led, hands-on product workshops; instructional topical sessions; and insightful panel discussions. So much info! Compference isn’t only about getting...

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3 #Compference17 Networking Opportunities You Don’t Want to Miss

This year’s Compference — the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders — is positively packed with educational and informational events. We’ve got keynotes from top industry thought leaders; expert-led, hands-on product workshops; instructional topical sessions; and insightful panel discussions. So much info! Compference isn’t only about getting...

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PayScale’s Annual Top Tech Employers Comparison is Here!

Each year, PayScale runs the numbers on the nation’s top tech employers to shed light on what the employee experience (and pay) is like at some of the hottest companies in the country. We included 52 organizations in this year’s review —  up considerably from last year’s total of 18 — for...

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PayScale’s Annual Top Tech Employers Comparison is Here!

Each year, PayScale runs the numbers on the nation’s top tech employers to shed light on what the employee experience (and pay) is like at some of the hottest companies in the country. We included 52 organizations in this year’s review —  up considerably from last year’s total of 18 — for...

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Canadian Edition of PayScale’s 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report Has Arrived!

The annual Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) you know and love now has an all-Canada edition! While the full report is in its eighth year, this is the first year we’re able to detail Canadian-specific compensation practices — we’re excited to share with our Canadian readers what other companies in their country...

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Canadian Edition of PayScale’s 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report Has Arrived!

The annual Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) you know and love now has an all-Canada edition! While the full report is in its eighth year, this is the first year we’re able to detail Canadian-specific compensation practices — we’re excited to share with our Canadian readers what other companies in their country...

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Canadian Edition of PayScale’s 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report Has Arrived!

The annual Compensation Best Practices Report (CBPR) you know and love now has an all-Canada edition! While the full report is in its eighth year, this is the first year we’re able to detail Canadian-specific compensation practices — we’re excited to share with our Canadian readers what other companies in their country...

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The Official #Compference17 Schedule of Events in ATX

Heads up: This year’s schedule for PayScale’s Compference, the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders, is now posted! Join peers from comp teams, HR leadership and C-Suites from all over at PayScale’s annual two-day compensation conference to share best practices and learn how to turn comp into...

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The Official #Compference17 Schedule of Events in ATX

Heads up: This year’s schedule for PayScale’s Compference, the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders, is now posted! Join peers from comp teams, HR leadership and C-Suites from all over at PayScale’s annual two-day compensation conference to share best practices and learn how to turn comp into...

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5 Key Sessions You Won’t Want to Miss at #Compference17

This year’s Compference (#Compference17), the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders, is packed with educational sessions and actionable insights. Compference is literally “an event with a playbook” — you’ll walk away from two days of jammin’ on comp and HR topics with specific ideas for how to...

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5 Key Sessions You Won’t Want to Miss at #Compference17

This year’s Compference (#Compference17), the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders, is packed with educational sessions and actionable insights. Compference is literally “an event with a playbook” — you’ll walk away from two days of jammin’ on comp and HR topics with specific ideas for how to...

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Should You Attend #Compference17? Here’s What Your Peers Are Saying

PayScale’s annual event, Compference – the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders, will be here before you know it. Our two-day conference is October 3rd and 4th, and this year it’s in Austin, Texas! Unsure if you should attend? How ‘bout some feedback from your peers on...

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Employee Rewards: From Most Popular to Most Creative

Today’s employees have some unique advantages that employees of the past didn’t have. For one thing, the U.S. economy is relatively stable, and the unemployment rate continues to decline steadily overall at 5 percent or lower for over a year now. Lots of companies are hiring, and many workers have far more...

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The Ripple Effect of a Pay Strategy Change

Did we catch you in beautiful Snowbird, Utah last month? PayScale was there for The Elevate Summit, BambooHR’s first ever user conference, and we know many of you were too. There were tons of great sessions and keynotes — from the brilliance of Susan Cain to The Science of Happiness — and...

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How to Get Your Boss to Approve Your #Compference17 Expense

Compference 2017 is a steal of a deal. PayScale’s second annual Compference, the modern compensation event for comp professionals, HR professionals and business leaders, includes keynotes from major industry influencers like Nir Eyal, public speaker, consultant and author of “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products”; John Sumser, Principal Analyst for HRExaminer; William...