Back in 1996-98, I was working at the France HQ of Philips Consumer Products, supporting the HR managers of our factories with labour law issues and updates in France, participating to compensation surveys and generally dealing with Industrial Relations and pay and benefits discussions with the trade unions and French and European Works Councils. Background At the…
Reader Question – What drives employee discretionary effort ?
July 5, 2012 by 2 Comments
About 2 years ago, in Milan, I delivered a presentation on Linking performance management and pay-for-performance to an audience of Compensation & Benefits Managers and HR Directors. And every now and then, someone who has a copy of this presentation asks me to explain one specific slide. It is a very short overview of some…
Compensation and Benefits, the CSI of HR
June 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
One day one of my team members huffed and puffed : “But Sandrine, this is boring !”. One employee had complained and said she was being discriminated against. She claimed she had been left behind during a job grading change (promotion) that had been implemented 4 or 5 years before for a specific category of…
Prepare a superb self assessment
June 12, 2012 by 2 Comments
As we approach mid-year, many companies have put in place a mid-year review for checking on progress against goals etc. These tips will help employees prepare for their self-assessment as well as managers who want to give advice to their team members on preparing for the discussion. Don’t hesitate to use the print button at the…
4 considerations when creating a job title structure
June 5, 2012 by 5 Comments
In today’s Reader Question, I will explore the topic of how to create a job title family for your organisation. One of my friends recently had to open a whole new area for the company she works at. For the sake of the post, let’s say her company operates in retail and construction, and it…
The pros and cons of keeping compensation information confidential
May 17, 2012 by 4 Comments
A lot of companies, especially in the Middle East, like to keep a lot of compensation information strictly confidential. The kind of compensation information which may not be shared : Salary ranges (and sometimes allowances) are not communicated, sometimes even to HR Business Partners or recruiters Incentive rules are not explained, either in writing or…
What is the difference between a bonus and an incentive ?
May 8, 2012 by 11 Comments
A quick post today, on the difference between a bonus and an incentive. We often use these two terms without making a true distinction, but in truth, they are slightly different. Both of them cover elements of compensation that go above and beyond the normal, recurring income of the employee (base pay or basic +…
