Below, experts from the Forbes Human Resources Council each share common mistakes companies often make in their bonus or ...

Compensation is more complex than just paying employees for their work. It rewards high performers, norms and behaviors to be emulated, and motivates low performers to improve. HR and total rewards ...

​​​​​ Studies show that 62 percent of the variance in performance ratings reflects the manager’s personal biases and rating ...

Did you know that companies with strong performance management practices experience a 20% increase in employee engagement and a 15% boost in productivity? It’s true! However, many companies have moved ...

Employers say pay-for-performance programs are falling short, a new survey finds, doing little to drive and reward employee performance. The survey of 150 companies by Willis Towers Watson finds that ...

According to the Incentive Research Foundation, long-term incentive programs improved employee performance by an average of 44%. Onbe and PGP's program is designed to modernize employee recognition by ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The pervasive use of short-term incentives (STIs) among private employers (99 percent) is indicative of their desire to reward employee performance and compete for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I use research to help illuminate the future of work and careers. Rewarding employees at work seems like a simple concept. Pay ...

Among the top 10 health-related perks granted to employees, aside from the above-mentioned fitness trackers, are such wellness-related trinkets as water bottles, but more is being spent on ...

At my first job as a professional, I prided myself on getting to work early before anyone was there and would leave at 6 p.m. to commute home. I was productive and maximized my time at work. However, ...