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As compensation & benefits professionals, our work isn’t just about the financial side of things. For many of us, this purely numbers-based approach is nothing more than a caricature.

With the EU Pay Transparency Directive just around the corner, fair and equitable compensation has never been more important. Keep reading to the end to find out how job evaluation can help you meet the directive's demands. 

In this article, we’ll break down three common approaches to global compensation, explore the pros and cons of each, and help you decide what’s right for your business.

In this article, we’ll walk through some of the most common types of performance rating scales companies use to evaluate employees. We’ll also explore the process of creating a scale that encourages fairness and paves the way for equitable and transparent compensation. 

In this article, we’ll discuss why relying on job titles alone is not enough to comply with the directive, and what employers should do instead. 

Or why the ‘mobile phone effect’ won’t work much longer.

Create competitive pay packages that attract top talent. Learn essential components and data-driven strategies for effective compensation.

Develop a strategic approach to compensation that attracts talent, ensures compliance, and balances competitive pay with financial realities.

If this is new territory for you, don’t worry: this article covers everything you need to know about salary transparency for jobseekers, including what you’ll need to share, when to share it and how to stay compliant. 

With a merit matrix, employees who are currently positioned towards the bottom of their salary band will receive larger percentage increases than those who are already at the top, helping to close pay gaps and standardise pay across the organisation.

Enter the calibration session: a crucial moment where managers come together to compare and review the performance ratings they’ve given their reports, ensuring they’re consistent and fair. We’ll talk more about the importance of calibration sessions — and our tips for running them successfully — in this article.

Let’s kick off this newsletter with a compensation & benefits case study.