WorldatWork is the world's leading not-for-profit professional association dedicated to knowledge leadership in total rewards, compensation, benefits, and work-life. Founded in 1955, WorldatWork focuses on human resources disciplines associated with attracting, motivating and retaining employees. Besides serving as the membership association of the professions, the WorldatWork family of organizations provides education, certification, publications, knowledge resources, surveys, conferences, research and networking.

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WorldatWork Launches Scholarship Program
The one-year scholarship package for HR practitioners includes WorldatWork Premier membership, access to self-paced e-learning certification preparation course materials for the scholarship awarded and all related exams.

New! The Practitioner’s Guide to Executive Rewards Communications
Communication is an integral part of the implementation process for any compensation program. This new tool will help proactive compensation professionals prepare for and facilitate discussions with executives about their rewards packages. Take a sneak peek at this new member benefit!

WorldatWork Launches Online Community for HR and Total Rewards Professionals
WorldatWork has recently launched the WorldatWork Online Community. Open to the public, this community is designed to give compensation, benefits, work-life and rewards professionals a virtual forum to interact and connect with industry peers.

What is total rewards?

Total Rewards: All of the tools available to the employer that may be used to attract, motivate and retain employees. Total rewards include everything the employee perceives to be of value resulting from the employment relationship. 

Throughout history, employers have been challenged with attracting, motivating and retaining employees. From the simplest barter systems of centuries past to the current complex incentive formulas of today, the organizational premise has been the same: Provide productivity and results to our enterprise and we will provide you with something of value.

There are five elements of total rewards, each of which includes programs, practices, elements and dimensions that collectively define an organization's strategy to attract, motivate and retain employees. These elements are:

• Compensation
• Benefits
• Work-Life
• Performance and Recognition
• Development and Career Opportunities

As the association representing the professions comprising total rewards, WorldatWork has served as a focal point for intellectual-capital development and dialogue about this topic.

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