When you can’t give everyone more, how do you talk about pay?

Not every employee will get the increase they hoped for. When budgets are tight, managers still need to explain pay decisions, answer tough questions, and help employees understand the value of their broader rewards package.

Join Lauren Fortin, Program Manager II, Global Compensation Services at Payscale, and Eternity Grossett, Compensation Manager at Extra Space Storage, for a practical conversation on handling these moments. Drawing on their experience in compensation, they’ll share how to equip managers for sensitive pay conversations and communicate decisions in a way employees can understand.

You’ll learn how to:

Explain pay decisions clearly when employees ask why their increase differs from someone else’s.

Equip managers for tough questions like “Why didn’t I get more?”

Highlight the full value of rewards when base pay can’t tell the whole story.

Communicate difficult decisions in a way that builds understanding and trust.