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A farmer expects the harvest for what he sows. Except for in cases of unforeseen issues, the harvest does not disappoint either. There is an age-old HR saying, “if you pay peanuts, expect to get monkeys”. It has become increasingly important to match compensation with employees’ contribution. In formulating an effective compensation and benefits program, organisations must pay extreme attention to design equitable processes in every regard. There are also a few newer philosophies on compensation that are gaining popularity with evolving HR practices.

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EXPERIENCE. WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT is more than health promotion: Abbvie Germany has working models that orient themselves on life phases and created a flexible compensation system.

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We have already reported on how Compensation & Benefits has moved beyond being purely an administrative process and is now used strategically to help with the attraction, retention and engagement of employees. This creates a much closer link between Rewards and other Talent Management processes. 

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We saw how the evolution of the Total Rewards philosophy has enabled organisations to create a bespoke suite of rewards and incentives that will be attractive to employees at different times and career stages. There is a wide range of alternative strategies and methodologies that Top Employers are using to implement their philosophies.

Topics: Compensation & Benefits

Organisations are increasingly taking a more inclusive approach to compensation and we are seeing a Total Rewards philosophy applied more frequently at global Top Employers. Total Rewards implies a much broader focus, not purely on the money element of compensation and benefits, but also including more holistic aspects like health and wellbeing, work/life balance, work environment and development opportunities. 

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Today, we see greater differentiation in compensation, particularly for those deemed to be high performing employees. Instead of pay being equally spread, we are more often seeing relatively smaller increases for moderate and lower performers, with greater budget allocated to employees with outstanding performance. This way organisations are allocating their budgets more effectively to ensure there is room for higher salaries if the performance requires it.

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As global economies improve, HR professionals around the world are finding that their approach towards attraction, retention, engagement and productivity is shifting. The economic uncertainty that led top talent to seek job stability and security as a priority over rewards, has lessened, and those employees are becoming mobile again. Top talent is once more on the lookout for the best opportunities, and the best rewards.

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After comprehensive analysis of the 63 enterprises certified as Top Employer Spain 2015 and nearly 1,000 enterprises worldwide, we detected a number of HR trends and innovations that will set the performance of Human Resources departments locally as well as globally during this year.

With our new Top Employers Best Practices Survey that is developed by 50 experts worldwide and adapted to the realities of each country, we have evaluated nearly 600 best practices in nine different fields.The Certification Programme l is only for enterprises with the highest standards of Human Resources, which has also allowed us to capture the main trends in HR management.

Topics: Performance Management, Leadership Development, Compensation & Benefits, Career & Succession management, On-boarding

We have seen many new employee conditions being introduced this year. The employers in our Top Employers research are continuously working to optimise their Human Resource environment and leading the way in the development of its people.

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Since 1991, the Top Employers Institute certifies excellence in the conditions that companies create for their people. The introduction of a Top Employers Global Certification programme is a logical next step in view of the global trend in harmonisation of employee conditions. The first Global Certifications will be announced during the Global Certification Dinner on March 5, at the Hermitage Amsterdam Museum.

Topics: Performance Management, Leadership Development, Compensation & Benefits, Career & Succession management, Workforce planning & Talent strategy, On-boarding

Research by the CRF Institute forms the core of the Top Employers certification process. In the research, we thoroughly review what the participating companies offer their employees. This infograhpic shows a Top 5 of working conditions that certified Top Employers in 2012/13 around the globe have in place for their staff.

Topics: Compensation & Benefits, Career & Succession management