All you need to know : common pay challenges and how to handle them

Some time ago, I published a resource page which I encourage you to explore and share : All you need to know: from compensation surveys to salary ranges and salary review. This page has proven very useful and many of my readers sent me emails to say they appreciated having a compilation like this available…

A nightmare about salary ranges

A few months ago an HR Manager showed me the  (long, hard) work she had done on creating salary ranges for her company, and asked me for feedback. I have to say I was really surprised by what I saw : for a small-size company of less than 200 employees, she had created 9 different…

All you need to know : from compensation surveys to salary ranges and salary review

Frances, one of my readers, recently commented to me as follows : I have to create salary ranges and compare the current salary to market data. This will allow me to make the determination if the person’s pay is within the acceptable range. Year-end is approaching and I am starting to get more questions around…

Updating salary ranges… or not ?

When the time of salary review approaches, most Compensation managers will start preparing by reviewing the salary ranges in their organisation. Using data from compensation providers, we look at the midpoint, minimum and maximum of our salary ranges. Do they still reflect the market ? The first consideration should be “how do we define market”…

Broad banding or narrow banding ? – part II

Yesterday I covered broad banding for one of my readers. He wanted some feedback on whether to decide for narrow or broad banding when redesigning their pay structures. As you have read, unless in some specific situations, I am not a big fan of pure broad banding. But that does not necessarily mean that I…

Broad banding or narrow banding

A new reader asks : “One of our major priorities for HR this year is to review current pay and compare it with market pay levels. To do this, we need to analyze and come out with recommendations. Part of the challenge is whether to recommend narrow banding so our people feel their careers progressing…

Ten steps for building a salary structure

Today, I am delighted to host a post which was originally published by Warren Heaps at International HR Forum. “Ten steps for building a salary structure” will give you an overview of the different actions and choices you need to make when creating your salary structure for the first time. It provides background thinking on…