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Practical guidance on market pricing, salary surveys, pay structures and pay conversations, written by compensation analysts.

Market pricing

Salary Benchmarking With Discounts & Premiums

Salary benchmarking with premiums and discounts is a staple role of the compensation professional, but there is more than one way to do it

Justin Hampton · Mar 16, 2023
Merit and incentives

How to Pay Employees on an Interim Assignment

Managing compensation for employees during interim assignments can present challenges, though there are several options to consider.

Justin Hampton · Feb 22, 2023
Pay structures

Job Descriptions: Who Should Own Them?

While the roles job descriptions play in an organization are clear, who ultimately owns the job descriptions is not so clear.

Justin Hampton · Feb 19, 2023
Strategy and leadership

The Compensation Business Review

The compensation business review is a recurring leader meeting that makes comp proactive. Get who to invite and agenda items such as compa-ratio.

Justin Hampton · Feb 10, 2023
Merit and incentives

How Salary History Should be Considered When Evaluating Employee Pay

How to analyze an employees salary history to tell their total rewards history and justify if the need for a pay increase is warranted.

Justin Hampton · Jan 14, 2023
Strategy and leadership

Examples of Compensation Philosophies

A collection of more than 20 examples of compensation philosophies from a variety of companies in the United States

Justin Hampton · Dec 23, 2022
Pay transparency

Pay Transparency and Salary Range Postings

Pay Transparency varies from state to state. Deciding how much of the pay range to share is now a critical role of the compensation team.

Justin Hampton · Dec 20, 2022
Strategy and leadership

How the Compensation Function Needs to Change

Compensation professionals, then, have a business-critical role to design, implement, and sustain compensation programs that meet these objectives while also managing the level of investment required.

Justin Hampton · Dec 5, 2022
Strategy and leadership

Add a 2-Minute Delay to Your Email

Add a 2-minute delay to your email in Outlook with a send rule. Follow the short steps to catch Reply All mistakes and keep urgent messages exempt.

Justin Hampton · Sep 21, 2022