tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4786361300368009412011-08-10T09:23:28.885-04:00Phillip Blount & Associates<a href="http://www.phillipblount.com">Phillip Blount & Associates, Inc.</a>Phillip Blount and Associateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800139643654505925noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-72367701896361944222010-11-12T13:00:00.003-05:002010-11-12T13:04:26.973-05:00Concerns About Employee Retention?With the forecasted economic rise in 2011, employers are increasingly worried about losing top performers. While the economy has been down, companies have focused on nonmonetary rewards for employees, including career development and training. However, with the economy rising, top performers are likely to begin demanding monetary rewards. The outcome of economic upturn will differ for different Phillip Blount and Associateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800139643654505925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-62778565845258157822009-08-21T09:31:00.004-04:002009-08-21T09:45:40.370-04:00Variable Pay the New Merit?In light of the current economic conditions along with the recent regulatory changes, compensation and human resources professionals may ask “what does this mean for variable compensation”? We recently developed and presented on this topic at the Atlanta Area Compensation Association’s Annual Forum and found that we were not the only ones pondering this question.Clearly the economic downturn has Phillip Blount and Associateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800139643654505925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-7539464338236815772009-05-06T11:10:00.007-04:002009-05-06T16:42:20.650-04:00How Are You Dealing with Workers Putting Off Retirement Due to the Recession?I attended a professional association meeting this morning, and the topic naturally centered around how companies are adjusting to the economic downturn. It seems news of the recession is everywhere in the media lately. A few weeks ago Phil Blount, president and founder of Phillip Blount & Associates, gave a presentation on managing compensation in the current economic climate (a write-up of thatPhillip Blount and Associateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800139643654505925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-51167524695226340122009-04-16T16:47:00.004-04:002009-05-06T16:43:18.593-04:00Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009Like many of you, we have been inundated recently with news about the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. What is Lilly Ledbetter, and what does it mean for business management?Signed into law on January 29, 2009, Lilly Ledbetter is an amendment to some of the most fundamental employment law that exists (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Phillip Blount and Associateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800139643654505925noreply@blogger.com0