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Conduct a Job Evaluation

whitepaper Compensation and benefits specialist are responsible for developing a fair compensation plan. Job evaluation is a tool used to evaluate the worth of each job in the organization and in today's labor market.

Tags: hr

[12 May 2008]

Write Effective Job Descriptions

whitepaper Creating successful job descriptions can be an important part of one's role as a compensation and benefits specialist. The organization's job descriptions should be concise, clear, and correct. The format and style for writing job descriptions...

Tags: business management

[12 May 2008]

2008 IT Salary and Skills Report

whitepaper Gain insight from over 7,000 IT professionals on topics such as compensation, job satisfaction, certifications, and why they seek training. Learn the top paying industries, job functions, and certifications as they relate to IT.

Tags: it hr - staffing - training, professionals, guide, insight

[30 Apr 2008]

How will your deal weather a downturn?

Comment The liability cap is a safeguard in all outsourcing contracts to guarantee the end user compensation if the supplier doesn't deliver. The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe A careful look at key aspects of existing contracts would not go amiss...

Tags: contracts, downturn, suppliers, outsourcing

[10 Apr 2008]

The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty

Comment So what more can an employer do to earn loyalty than offer great working conditions, a good environment and better than average compensation? The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe Gone are the days when loyalty to your employer counted for something.

Tags: recruitment, loyalty, skills, offshoring

[31 Mar 2008]

Want a new job? No thanks, say techies

News Ann Swain, chief executive of ATSCo, said in a statement: "Demand for IT skills is still high, so if people are reluctant to change jobs employers may need to offer more generous compensation packages than they have budgeted for in order to get...

Tags: skills, it staff, smes, techies

[27 Nov 2007]

How to stop your best tech staff from being poached

News That means focusing on a more rounded compensation and benefits package that covers work/life balance and career development schemes. He said: "The key is to make sure that the job is interesting and challenging, and that people can see their...

Tags: skills, retention, talent, cio jury

[28 Jun 2007]

ICM - A Vital Cog in the Employee Relationship Management Wheel

whitepaper At first sight there may not seem to be much connection between Incentive Compensation (ICM) Management and CRM but CRM is much more than its obvious technology aspect and is very dependent on cultural issues and change management.

Tags: crm, aspect, incentive, reward

[18 Jan 2007]

Unwired: Fewer desks than people?

Comment People lost something - having their own desk - and didn't see any compensation or gain. One of the main worries among blue-chip CEOs today is missing out on the best new entrants into the job market.

Tags: hotelling, hotdesking, flexible working

[12 Sep 2006]

Service Level Agreement Based Allocation of Cluster Resources: Handling Penalty to Enhance Utility

whitepaper The SLA acts as a contract between a user and the cluster whereby the user is entitled to compensation whenever the cluster RMS fails to deliver the required service. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) can be used to differentiate different value of...

Tags: quality of service, jobs, cluster, rms

[09 Aug 2006]

Five-year court battle bankrupts former City IT manager

News The Cifas fraud warning against Johnson, which had prevented him getting another IT job in the banking industry, was retracted in 2000 but his claim for compensation from Abbey was thrown out by the High Court in 2004.

Tags: michael johnson, perot systems

[09 Jun 2006]

10 things you should know about using an executive IT recruiter

whitepaper Before you call a recruiter, analyze your requirements for the position, industry, compensation package, and geographic region you're seeking. When the economy turns sour and jobs are scarce, IT professionals often turn to recruitment specialists...

Tags: career development, executive, assist, relationship

[19 May 2006]

It Pays to Certify

whitepaper Getting job skills certifications that are in demand, such as the CISSP, clearly pays off in benefits and better job security, according to Foote Partners, which analyzes IT employment and compensation trends.

Tags: training and certification, job, skills, demand

[17 May 2006]

See how your salary stacks up with this IT compensation survey

whitepaper This excerpt from the survey summarizes such trends, looks at positions with the greatest compensation changes, offers nine pages of capsule IT job descriptions, lists average compensation for a variety of job roles, and provides other glimpses of...

Tags: career development, survey, united states, job

[16 May 2006]

Negotiate a good severance deal before you accept a job offer

whitepaper It only takes that first layoff experience to make you think that you should have given more thought to severance compensation before you took the job to begin with. You don't have to skirt the issue of severance when you negotiate a job offer.

Tags: career development, job, interview, negotiate

[16 May 2006]

Making smart career decisions: Answers to 20 questions from IT pros

whitepaper I know you're not supposed to discuss compensation during initial interviews, but what are you allowed to ask? Freelance author and IT computer training specialist Molly Joss provides advice about everything from job hunting to seeking a raise to...

Tags: career development, job, questions, career

[16 May 2006]

Sun's Schwartz gets $1m starting salary

News Some investors have sharply disagreed with Sun's executive pay, objecting last year that "Sun's compensation system has the potential to reward mediocre performance". If he loses his chief executive job, he'll be eligible to receive three times his...

Tags: schwartz, sun

[28 Apr 2006]

Taxman threatens to sue EDS for credits 'bodge job'

News Earlier this year, Revenue and Customs threatened to take EDS to court unless compensation was agreed for the overpayments. HM Revenue and Customs, formerly the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise, has repeated threats to take legal action against...

Tags: tax credits, hm revenue and customs, nao, inland revenue

[11 Oct 2005]

Shareholders take a swipe at Sun

News McNealy's total compensation for fiscal 2005, including the $11.8m in options he exercised, reached approximately $13m. As a result, it is important that the [compensation] committee retain the flexibility to select incentives that balance these...

Tags: seiu, poison pill, mcnealy, sun

[22 Sep 2005]

Telewest fined for too little flexible working

News A Telewest employee and mother of three has been awarded compensation of £19,500 after her bosses refused to grant suitable flexible working arrangements to allow her to look after her baby, leading to an impasse which saw her resign her position...

Tags: eoc, telewest

[21 Sep 2005]

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