The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey publishes the salaries of its 6,777 employees on its website. The decision came after some criticism about how public money is spent and some controversy about payroll in this organisation. When I read this article, I have to admit being impressed by the level of transparency…
Pay transparency for all employees in some US government entities
December 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
High Pay Commission report tackles excessive high compensation
December 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Since the beginning of the global crisis, the topic of Executive Pay has been a major point of focus for many observers, journalists, economists, governance and remuneration specialists, as well as the “man on the street”. Recent developments in the US have included the implementation of stricter rules regarding Say on Pay (shareholders voting on…
A methodology to define which roles qualify as “Executive”
December 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In today’s Reader Question, a while ago, one of my former colleagues reached out as he was about to embark on a new project : “I’ve moved on to a technology company from manufacturing and enjoying the challenge. Just curious if you have an example of criteria for defining Director or VP roles within any…
From job evaluation to salary scales – the basics
November 22, 2011 by 5 Comments
One of my readers Naim asked me about how job grading and salary scales / salary ranges are linked so I will cover the steps leading to the design of the salary structure in an organisation. “Banding” or “job grading” is done in order to enable comparison of roles across departments and functions within and…
This C&B job opportunity made me stop and think
November 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Today’s post is going to be a little different. I just came across a job opportunity in Compensation and Benefits and Payroll and I wanted to share it with you, as some of my readers may be interested in this kind of position. What made me want to post it ? The job is a…
What is your approach to aging ?
November 1, 2011 by 5 Comments
… 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…
