January 23, 2012

New Study Finds Slow Economic Thaw Has Reached Base Pay for Sales Personnel

There’s good news in store for sales professionals in 2012: Base pay increases are returning, according to the findings from the "2012 Sales Compensation Trends Survey."

December 21, 2011

WorldatWork Named Workplace Leader in Personal Finance Education

Honored with national award for employee program that shows results December 21, 2011 – Scottsdale, Ariz.–WorldatWork is one of nine U.S. organizations honored with the first award for excellence in workplace financial education that recognizes innovative programs teaching employees how to make better personal financial decisions.

December 12, 2011

WorldatWork Awards 55th Scholarship to HR Professional from India

Anjali Nair of Bangalore, India, is the 55th recipient of a WorldatWork HR certification scholarship. The WorldatWork scholarship program was launched in January 2010 to help HR practitioners obtain designations as Certified Compensation Professionals, Certified Benefits Professionals, Global Remuneration Professionals or Work-Life Certified Professionals.

November 16, 2011

Lingle Honored as Work-Life Pioneer with Award from When Work Works

Kathie Lingle, executive director of WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP), received an award from “When Work Works” in a ceremony held Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C., during the Work-Life Focus conference organized by the Society for Human Resource Management and Families and Work Institute.

November 15, 2011

Organizations Manage Health-Care Costs Through Employee Education and Accountability

View Research in Brief video. As employer-provided benefits continue to become a bigger portion of labor costs, organizations are increasing employee cost sharing as well as providing employee health education, wellness initiatives and financial education/advice.

October 21, 2011

US Senate Resolution 299 Designates October as National Work and Family Month

National Campaign Led by WorldatWork Promotes Work-Life Effectiveness On October 19, 2011, the United States Senate unanimously approved Senate Resolution 299 reaffirming October as "National Work and Family Month," a national awareness campaign led by WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress to encourage employers, employees, and communities across the nation to discuss and work together on mutually beneficial work-life programs and policies.

October 20, 2011

WorldatWork Responds to Proposed Rule in New Health Care Law

Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may create complications for both consumers and employers October 20, 2011 - WASHINGTON - WorldatWork submitted a letter responding to a request for comments on a proposed rule pertaining to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and the Uniform Glossary as outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

October 11, 2011

WorldatWork Scholarship Program Helps 28 HR Professionals Obtain Certification

WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals® announced today that 28 human resource professionals have successfully completed their education and certification under the WorldatWork HR certification scholarship program.

October 4, 2011

October is National Work and Family Month: WorldatWork to Brief Congress on Work-Life Issues

WorldatWork will hold a Congressional briefing on Tuesday, October 18, to share findings from four significant surveys

September 13, 2011

October is National Work and Family Month; Are Employees Penalized for Balancing Work and Family?

Study finds gap between what managers believe and how they behave September 13, 2011–Washington– A global survey reveals a growing imbalance between what employers say about work-life balance and what they actually do. Every October since 2003, WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) has led a national awareness campaign that promotes work-life effectiveness as a key contributor to productivity and success in the modern workplace.

August 15, 2011

Severance Plans Weathered the Recession and Continue to be a Key Employee Benefit

A bit of comfort for terminated workers: While companies have been slashing payrolls in recent years, a new study finds that at least they haven't been trimming their severance packages. Severance and change-in-control plans have survived the recession fairly intact, according to a study released this week by WorldatWork and Innovative Compensation and Benefits Concepts LLC (ICBC), an HR consulting firm.

August 1, 2011

First Time in Decades — Salary Budgets Lag Behind U.S. Rate of Inflation

For the first time since 1980 the U.S. rate of inflation is higher than the average total salary budget increase. During the 12-month period ending April 2011 inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, was 3.2 percent. That compared to a total salary budget increase of 2.8 percent for the same period.

July 25, 2011

New Study Identifies Reward Practices' Impact on Perceptions of Fairness

When it comes to reward fairness, it's neither total pay nor salary increases that have the biggest impact on employees' perceptions of fairness. That honor goes to career development opportunities, according to a new research report released today by WorldatWork, Hay Group and Loyola University Chicago professor of human resources, Dow Scott, Ph.D.

July 12, 2011

Organizations Continue to Offer Vehicle-Related Benefits to Employees

Record-high fuel prices have had little effect on vehicle programs in 2011 This may be another sign organizations are done cutting costs in the benefits area. A new survey, WorldatWork Vehicle-Related Benefits Survey, found that a majority of organizations (89%) continue to offer some type of vehicle benefit to employees.

July 6, 2011

Higher Percentage of Employees to Get Pay Raises as Pay Freeze Thaws

WorldatWork 38th Annual Salary Budget Survey Analyzes Employer Pay Strategies Salary increases are slowly trending upward toward pre-recession levels, according to the38th Annual WorldatWork Salary Budget Survey. Participating organizations reported awarding at least some base salary increase to 88% of all employees in 2011 on average, compared to 86% of all employees in 2010, 80% in 2009 (all-time low), and 91% from 2006 to 2008.

June 23, 2011

WorldatWork: Despite More Frequent Use, Survey Finds First Decline in Number of Teleworkers

For the first time since WorldatWork began measuring telework in 2003, the total number of people who worked from home or another remote location for an entire day at least once a month has declined.

June 21, 2011

WorldatWork Forms Strategic Alliance with The New Zealand Remuneration Network Inc.

WorldatWork announced it has formed a strategic alliance with The New Zealand Remuneration Network Inc. (RemNet), a not-for-profit member organization based in Auckland, NZ.

June 9, 2011

WorldatWork Responds to Government Request for Information

Survey Shows Interest in Revising Rules about Benefit Plan Notification WorldatWork responded to a U.S. Department of Labor request for information regarding whether the federal government should revise its rules on electronic delivery of employee benefit plan information – and, if so, how.

June 8, 2011

WorldatWork Forms Strategic Alliance with e-reward.co.uk to Offer Global Compensation Education in the U.K.

WorldatWork announced it has formed a strategic alliance with e-reward.co.uk, a web-based research and information service covering reward issues of the day.

May 24, 2011

Twin Cities Compensation Network Recognized for Outstanding Partnership

Award from WorldatWork Names Local Association of the Year WorldatWork recently announced the recipient of its Local Network 2010 Local Association of the Year Award. In its second year, the Local Association of the Year Award honors the one compensation, benefits and total rewards group in the WorldatWork Local Network for its outstanding support of the profession in the local community and partnership with WorldatWork.