Compensation & Employee Benefits Consulting in Des Moines, Iowa and Nationwide
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What Is Total Compensation?
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Quick Answer
Total compensation is more than an employee's paycheck. It includes wages or salary, benefits, paid time off, incentives and other rewards an employee receives as part of working for your organization.
HR Excellence Consulting helps small and growing businesses take a more thoughtful approach to compensation and benefits, whether you're reviewing pay practices, evaluating employee benefits, looking for a new vendor or trying to determine what you can realistically offer employees.
You don't have to offer everything. You need to understand what matters to your employees and what makes sense for your business.
Are We Paying Our Employees Appropriately?
It's a common question and one that can become more difficult as a business grows.
Maybe you've hired people at different times and pay rates no longer make sense. Perhaps you're struggling to recruit for a position. Long-term employees may be questioning their pay. Or you simply haven't reviewed your compensation practices in several years.
HR Excellence Consulting can help businesses take a more intentional look at compensation, including:
- Job descriptions and responsibilities
- Compensation structures and pay practices
- Market pay considerations
- Internal pay consistency
- Exempt and non-exempt classifications
- Total compensation
- Compensation reviews and recommendations
The goal is to help you make more informed and consistent compensation decisions rather than addressing pay one employee at a time.
Employee Benefits Are Part of the Bigger Picture
For small businesses, competing for employees doesn't always mean matching the benefits package of a large corporation.
Sometimes smaller, thoughtful benefits can make a meaningful difference to employees without creating an unsustainable expense for the business.
HR Excellence Consulting can help businesses evaluate their current benefits and explore options that fit their workforce, culture and budget.
That may include reviewing:
- Health and other insurance benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Employee assistance or wellness benefits
- Professional development
- Recognition and incentive programs
- Other creative employee benefits
Benefits don't have to be expensive to be valuable.
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Choosing the Right HR Vendors
Finding a vendor can be time consuming, especially when you're not sure what questions to ask or how to compare your options.
HR Excellence Consulting can assist with vendor searches and recommendations for HR-related services and technology.
Our role is to help you evaluate your organization's needs, identify potential solutions and ask the right questions so you can make a more informed decision.
The right vendor isn't necessarily the biggest or least expensive. It's the one that fits the needs of your organization.
Payroll-Related HR Support
A payroll provider may process the paycheck, but questions about employee classifications, pay changes, time off, deductions, new hires, terminations and other employee matters often involve HR decisions too.
HR Excellence Consulting can provide HR guidance related to payroll processes and help businesses improve the flow of information between HR, management and their payroll provider.
This is an important distinction:
We help with the HR side of payroll, not simply processing payroll.
Compensation and Benefits Can Affect Retention
Pay isn't the only reason employees stay or leave, but compensation and benefits are an important part of the employee experience.
When employees don't understand how pay decisions are made, benefits no longer fit the workforce, or long-term employees feel they've fallen behind, it can affect morale and retention.
A thoughtful compensation and benefits strategy can help your business make more consistent decisions while creating a stronger overall employee experience.
You Don't Have to Figure It Out Alone
Maybe you're wondering whether your pay rates are still competitive. Maybe employees are asking for benefits you don't currently offer. Maybe you're evaluating vendors or struggling with an HR issue that is affecting payroll.
You don't need to know exactly which service you need before contacting us.
Tell us what you're trying to solve. We'll help you determine where to start.
