City Employees in Virginia Beach Struggle to Support a Family on State Wages

by Brennan | Nov 24, 2021 | Comp News | 0 comments

COMP NEWS – A report from The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, a non-profit advocacy group, found that many city employees in Virginia Beach and Newport News do not earn enough compensation from their jobs to support a family. The report, released...

You can’t win the War for Talent with Market Data

by David Creelman | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog Posts | 0 comments

Compensation systems are designed to keep average compensation under control. They are designed to attract and retain average people by paying close to  market average compensation. They do an excellent job of playing defense and minimizing the problems of pay. What...

10,000 John Deere Union Workers Make Historic Gains, Ending Five-Week Strike

by Brennan | Nov 22, 2021 | Comp News | 0 comments

COMP NEWS – Over the last five weeks, more than ten thousand John Deere employees have been on strike demanding higher wages. These requests were recently met as John Deere has agreed to a proposal providing a 20% increase in wages over the next six years and an...

Manufacturers Association’s Survey Shows Wages in Dayton, Ohio Region Trending Up

by Brennan | Oct 29, 2021 | Comp News | 0 comments

COMP NEWS – The Dayton Region Manufacturers Association released their yearly compensation survey data. The survey results show that manufacturers’ wages in the Dayton, OH region are trending up. DRMA has released the survey for more than a decade. One...

Workers Go On Strike Across Several US Industries

by Brennan | Oct 22, 2021 | Comp News | 0 comments

COMP NEWS – American workers are going on strike in several industries across the United States, setting the stage for a monumental clash between large corporate entities and labor unions negotiating for greater pay and better working conditions. Over the...