Compensation Trends for Comp Professionals

December 12, 2025

What is stagflation lite and how should HR prepare?

Economists predict "stagflation lite" will grip the economy in 2026. Slow growth meet persistent inflation. HR faces a daunting challenge: raise wages too much, costs spiral. Too little, top talent walks. Here's how HR can strategically navigate this squeeze.

December 10, 2025

Job hugging: dealing with a demotivated workforce

Employees are "job hugging" — clinging to positions they'd prefer to leave because opportunities are scarce. This demotivated workforce costs you in productivity, morale, and future turnover. Here's how to address it now.

December 5, 2025

Last chance to participate in the Compensation Best Practices Survey

The clock is ticking. Take the Compensation Best Practices Survey today! Enter for a chance to win a $200 gift card.

December 2, 2025

Ringing in the raises: 2026 minimum wages changes you need to know

Minimum wage laws are getting a New Year's makeover. Twenty states are raising rates on January 1, 2026, along with many U.S. cities. Time to budget accordingly.

November 20, 2025

Survey participation is time-consuming and costly. Here's what you can do about it.

HR teams burn weeks wrestling with spreadsheets, tracking deadlines, and fixing submission errors. At $4.86 per manual entry, survey participation isn't just painful. It's expensive.

November 19, 2025

Employers brace for health benefits spike

Health benefits are breaking records with renewals climbing by 10-15%. Employers can't afford to do nothing. Here's how to control skyrocketing healthcare costs without breaking employee trust.

November 10, 2025

Will pay transparency make every employee's salary the same?

Pay transparency requires justifying pay differences, not giving employees identical salaries. Discover how pay equity differs from equality and how to prepare for the impact of pay transparency laws.

November 4, 2025

Forget HR mission statements. What you pay is more important than what you say.

Pay equity has been an unfulfilled promise since the 1860s. With DEI on the retreat, we're still waiting. Companies issue diversity pledges while women and people of color still earn less for identical work. Want to prove your commitment to equal pay? Pay your people with transparency.

October 31, 2025

Wage growth slows for many workers, while some industries see salary spikes

While the U.S. labor market wobbles and wage growth slows nationally, some industries are defying gravity. Oil & Gas leads with 8% salary spikes, with Electronics and Construction follow close behind — proving averages don't tell your industry's story.

October 24, 2025

Breaking your own rules (the right way): managing exceptions during pay increases cycles

Exceptions are inevitable during annual pay cycles. Learn how to identify common exception scenarios, document decisions systematically, and spot patterns that signal deeper compensation problems requiring structural fixes.

October 22, 2025

Pay compression: definition, causes, and solutions for HR leaders

You see pay compression happen when starting salaries for new employees in a particular job title are set too close to the wages of your existing workers. In really awful circumstances, the starting salaries exceed what your current employees are earning, even if your tenured employees have more skills and experience.

October 16, 2025

How AI is reshaping your workforce

Early-career hiring in AI-exposed roles has dropped sharply since ChatGPT's launch. As AI eliminates entry-level work, HR leaders must rethink compensation, upskill existing talent, and use real-time data to stay competitive

Compensation trends: Modern perspectives on pay