For HR professionals, the annual open enrollment period is one of the busiest times in your calendar. With sharp renewal cost increases sweeping the market, thoughtful strategy and communication are more critical than ever. Getting open enrollment right is an essential part of the overall employee experience. Benefits changes are a significant concern for your team, and they need to know they can trust you to address their needs.
Best Practices | Employee Retention | HR compliance
Recently, we've needed to help some of our clients through a RIF. When companies need to perform a Reduction In Force (RIF), they face two major questions: how do we maintain compliance during the RIF, and how do we show kindness and support to the people affected?
Business Management & Strategy | Employee Relations
Employees often shiver when they hear the words “performance management”. It evokes images of stuffy meeting rooms, where you feel like you’re in high school again as a manager looks over your file and assigns you grades.
Reviewing your employee benefits can be an arduous process. You’ll spend time working with your broker to explore the market, find the best options, and agree on a reasonable employee/employer premium split.
Understanding the strategic differences between executive pay and employee compensation is essential for HR leaders shaping competitive total rewards strategies. Executive compensation is typically benchmarked against peer organisations, while employee pay relies on structured salary ranges and market surveys. Aligning each with business goals and internal equity supports retention, performance, and organisational reputation. Recently, I was working with a General Counsel who was tasked with putting together an analysis of the pay for their top five leaders in preparation for their annual Board Meeting. As pay equity regulations trend towards increased levels of transparency and as organizations respond to the COVID-19 impact on the US economy, it is no surprise that the Board wanted to take a closer look at their executive pay.
When a team member welcomes a new child, it should be one of the most joyful times of their life. For many working parents, it’s also one of the most stressful. The transition into parenthood, and then back to work, is often when even the most talented, committed employees consider stepping away.
