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Compensation Package: A Guide For HR (+ Free Template)

AIHR

One of the first things employees look at before even receiving a job offer is their compensation package. of employees rank compensation as the top factor in job satisfaction. So, how do you craft a total compensation package that resonates with a diverse workforce? Contents What is a compensation package?

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How to Stay Resilient as You Begin to Travel Again

Scott Elbin

Here it is verbatim: One of my questions leading into the summer is any tips/guidance for how to bounce back if your travels take your routines out of sync. traveling/road trips, attending big family events with food/drink outside normal routine, not able to get normal physical routine in). Business travel is picking up.

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updates: reading in the car on work trips, employer wants my book money, and more

Alison Green

But generally, working while actively traveling (outside of longer layovers) is not an expectation in my agency and I am glad for that. They went on to say that we can reconvene after we determine the actual amount of money we’re talking about, because as some of the commenters mentioned, the compensation might be minimal or nil.

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is it bad to request the top of the salary range?

Alison Green

I justified this in my mind because the new job would require substantial travel, and my current position is underpaid relative to market. He said I should politely refuse to give a number and instead emphasize that I wanted a “meaningful increase over my current compensation” when salary, bonus, benefits, etc., He pushed back.

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interns avoids all networking, reprimanded for watching TV on a lunch break, and more

Alison Green

So, just like the the conventional wisdom used to be not to ask about salary in a first interview, the conventional wisdom also used to be that you shouldn’t ask about benefits during a first interview, because you’d seem too focused on compensation rather than the job itself. Should I be paid for travel time?

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Providing Transportation Stipends for Employees During Unprecedented Inflation

Zenefits

To be competitive, companies are offering: Better compensation Fancy benefits Financial stipends Job seekers are trying to conquer inflation just as businesses are. These employees have: Families Homes Aspirations They have to manage an increase in grocery expenses and hope they’ll get paid enough to compensate.

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Understanding Service Awards and Taxation Benefits in the US and Canada

Vantage Circle

For an award to qualify for favorable tax treatment, it must meet two additional criteria; It is distributed under a written plan that doesn't favor highly compensated employees. Cash, gift certificates, travel, vacations, event tickets, bonds, stocks, and other intangible incentives are excluded from tax-deductible awards.