Pensions landscape – Europe and GCC part II

My latest post was covering the aging population in Europe, and the impact it has on pensions. Today we will go through what is happening in the GCC. Expat pensions In the mean time in the GCC, the situation is pretty different. Here, we have very young countries where only the local citizens are eligible…

Pensions landscape – Europe and GCC part I

I was recently in discussion with an Emirati friend. The topic of our conversation was retirement/pensions and how different it is between Europe and the GCC. We talked about the pension landscape in both regions, and what is happening towards pensions approaches as a result. In today’s post I will cover Europe, and my next…

What is your approach to aging ?

… I’m referring to aging salary survey data, of course 🙂 The big compensation providers are starting to return the results of their 2011 surveys, and now is the time to get started on the analysis of the data. So, a few months ago, you participated to the survey. The data you submitted was dated…

How RSS feeds and News Readers can help Compensation & Benefits

Today I want to share a little bit of web advice, in the form of RSS feeds and how to use them in Compensation & Benefits. What is an RSS feed and how to use it ? RSS feeds allow you to stay up to date with the latest news and updates from your favourite…

Share the knowledge – October 2011

In this month’s Share the Knowledge, I have curated some great content for you. So get ready to dive into interesting reading ! General Compensation & Benefits Rosario Longo on balancing between basic and variable pay – don’t get deterred by the white letters on balck background or the relatively academic tone, Rosario’s posts are…

How many points on your performance rating scale ?

In this instalment of Reader Question, I deal with a common issue when designing the performance appraisal system. I was asked recently about the number of points you should have on the rating scale for your performance management system. Which number is right ? 3 ? 4 ? 5 ? or even 6 or 7…

Emiratisation and Compensation & Benefits – part II

In my previous post I covered the basic elements that Compensation professionals can use in order to support emiratisation efforts in their organisation : salary ranges, allowances, KPIs and incentives. Today we will look at other aspects that you can focus on. Performance management Do you want to have different, and somewhat easier, objectives and…