Astronology - Salary Budget Projections for 2012

Astronology Volume XII Issue 14 October 4, 2011 Dear Andrew, Astron Solutions provides high-quality, low-cost, innovative human resources consulting services to organizations like yours. Call us for advice, innovative program design, and user-friendly Web/PC based software.   Astron Road Show The Astron Road Show continues to roll this fall!  Where will we see you in the next two weeks?   On October 10th, National Director Jennifer Loftus presents at the Nonprofit Human Resources Conference, in Washington, D.C.  Her topic?  Nonprofit Executive Compensation: What is Fair?   Later that week, National Director Mike Maciekowich will be at the Wisconsin State SHRM conference, October 12 - 14 in Madison.  Please be sure to look for him in the exhibit hall in booth 256!   On October 15th, Jennifer will be part of a panel discussion at the New York State SHRM Leadership Conference (Albany, NY) on the topic of growing association / chapter membership in challenging economic times.   We look forward to seeing you on the road!         Fact or Fiction? Over 50% of organizations do not budget for promotional increases.   FACT!   According to the 2011-2012 World at Work Salary Budget Survey, 54.3% of the organizations surveyed DO NOT budget for promotional increases.       Salary Budget Projections for 2012 It's that time of the year when Human Resource professionals are asked by senior management to provide compensation program budget projections for the upcoming fiscal year. Two authoritative sources are now available:  the  WorldatWork 2011-2012 Salary Budget Survey and the  Mercer 2011/2012 Compensation Planning Survey..... more      Have a Question? If you have a topic you would like addressed in Astronology, or some feedback on a past article, don't hesitate to tell us!  Simply reply to this e-mail.  See your question answered, or comments addressed, in an upcoming issue of Astronology. Looking for a top-notch presenter for your human resource organization's meeting?  Both Jennifer Loftus and Michael Maciekowich present highly-rated sessions on a variety of compensation and employee retention issues.  For more information, send an e-mail to info@astronsolutions.com.   The Fine Print We hold your e-mail address in trust.  Astron Solutions promises never to share or rent your personal information.  We also promise never to send you frivolous e-mails and will allow you to leave our list, at your option, at any time. To remove yourself from this list, please follow your personalized subscriber link at the bottom of your Astronology alert e-mail. Copyright 2011, Astron Solutions, LLC ISSN Number 1549-0467 Quick Links Client List Meet the Astron Team Contact Us   World of HR Blog Bringing you Human Resource news from around the globe...compliments of Astron Solutions. More