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The Secret Weapon to Winning the Talent War Begins with a "T"

According to Payscale's 2015 Compensation Best Practices Report, the number one reason why people choose to leave companies is because they feel as though they are being paid unfairly. The key word here is "feel." While compensation is the number one reason people leave, a separate Payscale study reveals that only 45% of employees who believe they are being paid unfairly are actually underpaid.

The low down on employee turnover

What makes employees happy?

Most business leaders spent a lot of time worrying about whether or not their employees are going to stick around, dreading the expense of turnover. One big decision factor in an employee's mind is simply whether or not they are happy in their job.

Benchmarking Batman

HR managers dream of coming across that perfect candidate – the one who has the ideal set of experience, skills, education and other factors that make them a perfect fit for the job. They also struggle with retaining top performing employees. Kind of like Batman if the position has the job title of Superhero. According to this infographic, Batman has some significant costs associated with his job. The estimated costs to do his job have increased from $10,253 in 1939, to $134,735,100 in 2013. That’s a big change. Assuming Batman's proficiency in his job has increased similarly, what kind of corresponding raise should you give him and how would you even begin to figure it out?

Executive Compensation Calendar – When Should You Work on Specific Projects?

It’s that time of the year again. Proxy season is wrapping up. You are probably working at one of the 98% of public companies who passed their Say on Pay vote with flying colors. Or, you work at one of the 100% of private companies that don’t worry about it. Polls and surveys usually show June and July as the slowest months of any compensation professional’s year. This is especially true for those who focus on executive compensation.