PayScale HR Webinar Schedule

Most of our free webinars are approved for 1.0 credits towards HRCI re- certification and 1.5 credits towards CHRP re-certification. After the live webinar, there is a short quiz for you to complete. If you attend the full session and you pass the quiz, you will be sent an email within 72 hours that includes your recertification information. It's that easy.

Accurate Compensation Data: How to Get What You Need

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST

What is it about PayScale's methodology that fills common gaps left by traditional salary surveys? How can you use the database to get more accurate benchmarking results?

See how PayScale's unique data collection method lets you benchmark positions more accurately and easily than ever before.

Director of Quantitative Analysis Al Lee, Ph.D., explains the details of our methodology, while Product Specialist Emily Chereck shows how benchmarking no longer has to involve guesswork. Their discussion will cover:

Data collection: Our survey comprehensively covers education level, unique skills and certifications, years in the field and job responsibilities â€“ information that is often left out in company talent management reports.
Data integrity: We use various techniques to ensure data integrity, including robust statistical analysis, automated data validation rules and annual studies with third party surveys.
Data analysis: Combining organizational and employee-specific factors lets you better analyze market-rate pay for an individual.

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How to Perform Compensation Analytics

Special Webinar for our SHRM Chapter Partners
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST

You've benchmarked compensation for your workforce, now what?

Use compensation analytics to find out, "What does all of this compensation data tell us about our company and how can we use it to help reach our goals?"

Listen in to an informative hour of instruction, led by HR expert Stacey Carroll, MBA, SPHR. In this webinar, Ms. Carroll introduces you to a systematic, proactive approach to compensation analysis and teaches you how to:

Review the health of your current pay plan and see if it's cost-effective and supports company goals.
Optimize the results of your salary benchmarking to suit company objectives.
Shine a light on your trouble spots, such as internal pay inequity and employee retention issues.

This webinar is approved for 1.0 credits towards HRCI re-certification and 1.5 credits towards CHRP re-certification.

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Mission Impossible: Managing and Mitigating Internal Pay Issues

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST

Internal pay inequity can equal trouble. If an employee believes they are being discriminated against you have a battle ahead that could drain your coffers and harm your reputation.

Avoid complaints from employees about their pay and keep your company and executives out of court by creating well-documented compensation plans that consider internal pay equity.

Creating greater internal pay equity can lead to long-term benefits for your company like:

Improved employee retention.
Reduced costs from turnover, such as hiring and training.
Increased employee morale.
Better productivity overall.

Join us for this full hour of HR education led by PayScale Director of Customer Service and Education Stacey Carroll, MBA, SPHR.

This webinar is approved for 1.0 credits towards HRCI re-certification and 1.5 credits towards CHRP re-certification.

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High Impact Performance Management

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST

Top talent drives results in an organization, and they can make or break your company. As the economy improves, are your top performers losing steam or getting ready to jump ship?

Start positioning for economic recovery with performance management basics that retain and reward top talent appropriately - without spending money.

HR expert Stacey Caroll, MBA, SPHR leads you through the steps needed to develop a rewards and retention program, including how to:

Identify the characteristics of top performers, and train managers to do so as well.
Recruit and retain top talent with rewards that go beyond just raises and bonuses.
Deal with non-performers in order to maintain a company culture of high performance.

This webinar is approved for 1.0 credits towards HRCI re-certification and 1.5 credits towards CHRP re-certification.

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Should Your Organization Pay for Performance?

Thursday, January 7th, 2009 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST

Paying for performance seems like a simple idea, but for HR leaders who want to adopt this model, the process is far more complex. If poorly executed, a pay-for-performance program can demotivate employees and waste time and money on an ineffective plan.

Find out the reasons to adopt a pay-for-performance plan and the steps needed to create one that will encourage your talent to excel.

In this hour-long session, HR expert Stacey Caroll, MBA, SPHR explains how to decide whether or not to implement this model at your company. You learn to:

Define pay for performance, and understand how it can build upon standard yearly raises linked to performance reviews.
Evaluate the potential positive and negative consequences of adopting a pay-for-performance plan.
Identify whether or not a pay-for-performance model is right for your organization.
Follow a provided to-do list for rolling out a pay-for-performance plan.

This webinar is approved for 1.0 credits towards HRCI re-certification and 1.5 credits towards CHRP re-certification.

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A Market-Centered Approach to Establishing and Maintaining Pay Ranges

Thursday, January 14th, 2009 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST

In today's volatile market, it's tough to keep your salaries in line with the market because it's hard to keep up with what the market is paying. Plus, certain industries are still thriving and require high pay despite the recession.

Are you under or overpaying employees? Will you be able to retain them as the economy picks back up?

In this one hour webinar, you will learn the steps needed to benchmark your positions and set salary ranges in a quick and cost-efficient manner.

HR expert Stacey Carroll, MBA, SPHR, will show you how to:

Select a competitive market set for benchmarking.
Choose benchmark positions and slot the rest.
Properly time updates to ranges.
Analyze and trouble shoot for "hot" jobs that fall outside of their salary range.

This webinar is approved for 1.0 credits towards HRCI re-certification and 1.5 credits towards CHRP re-certification.

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Mission Impossible: Managing and Mitigating Internal Pay Issues

Thursday, January 21st, 2009 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST

Internal pay inequity can equal trouble. If an employee believes they are being discriminated against you have a battle ahead that could drain your coffers and harm your reputation.

Avoid complaints from employees about their pay and keep your company and executives out of court by creating well-documented compensation plans that consider internal pay equity.

Creating greater internal pay equity can lead to long-term benefits for your company like:

Improved employee retention.
Reduced costs from turnover, such as hiring and training.
Increased employee morale.
Better productivity overall.

How to Perform Compensation Analytics

Tuesday, January 26th, 2009 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST

You've benchmarked compensation for your workforce, now what?

Use compensation analytics to find out, "What does all of this compensation data tell us about our company and how can we use it to help reach our goals?"

Listen in to an informative hour of instruction, led by HR expert Stacey Carroll, MBA, SPHR. In this webinar, Ms. Carroll introduces you to a systematic, proactive approach to compensation analysis and teaches you how to:

Review the health of your current pay plan and see if it's cost-effective and supports company goals.
Optimize the results of your salary benchmarking to suit company objectives.
Shine a light on your trouble spots, such as internal pay inequity and employee retention issues.