Well, we work in HR. It’s a well-known fact that people in the Human Capital function need to be VERY careful with the words we use… in writing but also when speaking, whether in one-on-one or one-to-many circumstances. After all, we have access to a lot of confidential and sometimes private information. Employees and managers…
A reaction on raising pension contributions
September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Today’s post is a reaction to this GlobalPensions.com article commenting on employer contribution rates for retirement in some New York State agencies. My comment is mostly linked to the % of contributions. “The contribution rate for the Employee Retirement System (ERS) will increase from 16.3% of salaries to 18.9% in fiscal year 2012-13, while the…
Compensation surveys – the ultimate buyer checklist
September 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
Maybe you are expanding into a new country, or you need complementary information on top of the one you already possess in your markets. So you are considering participating to a compensation survey. Beyond the price and reputation of the provider of compensation data, here is a checklist, in no particular order, of what you…
Compensation Data vs Compensation Intelligence
September 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
A few months ago at the request of one of my HR colleagues, I did a little informal presentation on the topic of “Data is not the same as Intelligence” to her team. Her challenge was that her department was tracking a lot of information, but no-one was finding it relevant or useful. They were…
My editorial calendar
September 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
Today I want to share with you my ideas for this blog, the kind of content I would like to post and when, and ask for your feedback and ideas. As you may have read in the page where I describe why I decided to launch this blog, I am keen to reach more people…
What happens when an employee moves from Sales to non Sales ?
August 30, 2011 by 2 Comments
“Confused HR” asks : “What is the guideline for employees who are in Sales Incentive Plan but accepted a new role which is not SIP-eligible ? From my point of view, it makes no sense to move them into the regular bonus scheme after all the efforts we have done to convince them to go…
