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Archive for January, 2009

Week of January 12th

January 20th, 2009

What’s News is a regularly updated summary of news stories, typically related to compensation, that we are following, find interesting, or find baffling.

Week of January 12th…

  • Robert Frank, a Cornell economist, discusses the possible unintended consequences of limiting executive compensation, something that is receiving increasing attention from shareholder activists and politicians.  Limiting fixed executive compensation costs (i.e. base salaries) to a multiple of the broader employee population’s base salaries has shown merit.  However, the components of pay that link to performance should not be capped.  We strongly believe all employees should be rewarded for creating shareholder value through meeting their performance objectives.  And conversely, should not be rewarded when performance criteria are not met.

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Employee Compensation, Exec Pay, Legislation

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Why Compensation Design and FLSA Analysis Go Hand-in-Hand

January 15th, 2009
April 29, 2009

Topic: Presidio Pay Principal Brooke Green and Mary L. Topliff, Esq. will be presenting this session at HR West, NCHRA’s 25th Annual Conference.

Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Location: South San Francisco, CA

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Presidio Pay Events

Mastering the Essentials of Base Salary Management

January 15th, 2009
March 4, 2009
9:00 amto12:00 pm

Topic: Evaluate the competitiveness of your company’s base pay levels and make effective compensation recommendations to management.  Join Presidio Pay Principal Brooke Green at this half-day workshop hosted by the Northern California HR Association.

Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM  Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Location: Oakland, CA

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Western Management Group Wine Industry Meeting

January 15th, 2009
January 21, 2009
8:00 amto5:00 pm

Topic: Presidio Pay Principal Brooke Green will be presenting strategies for using the Wine Industry Compensation Survey data to develop competitive compensation programs.

Time: 8:00AM – 5:00PM  Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Location: Napa, CA

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Presidio Pay Events