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How can we give employees fully-vested options without having them incur a large tax bill?
Nov 18,2013November 18, 2013
This question was recently asked on Quora. We are giving some employees fully vested options in lieu of cash comp...
Exceeding Expectations is Like Having Super Powers
Nov 07,2013November 7, 2013
A while back I wrote a post titled “It’s the Little Things” where I discussed how seemingly minor details may...
Communicating Pay Increases
Nov 05,2013November 5, 2013
Once your company has decided on pay increases, the issue of communicating those raises to the employees becomes paramount. The...
Enthusiasm Can Trump the Details
Oct 30,2013October 30, 2013
(Orig post at www.compensationcafe.com) We discuss communication a lot here at the Compensation Café. We know that if people do...
Transparency for the Transparency Police?
Oct 22,2013October 22, 2013
On October 7, 2013 the NASDAQ OMX filed a petition with the SEC requesting they require ISS, Glass Lewis and...
Driving Your Compensation Programs in Reverse
Oct 09,2013October 9, 2013
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay, Stock Options
Many smaller companies have both limited time and expertise to spend on their compensation programs. Faced with immediate needs many...
Is 8 years RSU vesting period acceptable?
Oct 01,2013October 1, 2013
“After acquiring (a very successful) company I worked for, the acquiring corporation granted me, as one of very few key...
CEO Pay Ratio : Unintended Consequences?
Sep 30,2013September 30, 2013
The dreaded CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure is almost here! The SEC has proposed the rules for the regulation required by...
Why do some companies recruit heavily at universities (e.g. Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc.) whereas others only make experienced hires
Sep 28,2013September 28, 2013
Link to full answer thread: http://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-companies-recruit-heavily-at-universities-e-g-Microsoft-Google-Facebook-etc-whereas-others-only-make-experienced-hires Dan’s answer My firm does compensation consulting and we often discuss the following with...