What are the differences between layoffs and furloughs, and what might be the deciding factors for a company to choose one or the other?

Private companies can learn from public firms in designing effective pay programs. Three practices can help maximize program effectiveness.

The topic of gender pay equity has gained momentum and U.S. companies are recognizing it as an important issue to address.

It is the time of the year when companies may consider hiring a compensation consulting firm to make thoughtful changes to their plans

Frequently asked questions during the recruiting and interviewing processes include, “What is your current salary?” and, “How much did you make in your previ...

During 2018, companies filed their first proxy statement containing the infamous CEO pay ratio disclosure, so what have we learned? The answer may be best su...

Salary increases over the past five years have been steady at roughly 3% per year, even as inflation has varied considerably over the same time period. Altho...

In a job market where there are currently more job openings than job seekers, it is increasingly important for organizations to make efficient compensation d...

Perhaps we are about to see an uptick in pay increases across the labor market.  The Department of Labor reported last week that the number of open positions...

Included in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act is Section 953(b), the so-called CEO pay ratio rule, which requires publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of th...