<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.comments</id><updated>2009-08-21T14:45:19.593-04:00</updated><category term='compensation'/><title type='text'>Phillip Blount &amp;amp; Associates</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://phillipblountandassociates.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/478636130036800941/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillipblountandassociates.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Phillip Blount and Associates</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01800139643654505925</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eoO5uW7txp4/SfiBhRGkX2I/AAAAAAAAACA/DPEyHr_7KjI/S220/PB+%26+A+Box+Logo3.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-1766407957381265594</id><published>2009-08-21T14:45:19.593-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-21T14:45:19.593-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Cathy,

Great question.  Peformance appraisals ...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Cathy,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great question.  Peformance appraisals will certainly be a key element of job documentation.  However, it is also crucial that organizations have a well documented compensation philosophy as well as, in the case of variable compensation, written documentation explaining any bonus or incentive plans (i.e.how the plan works and what variables lead to plan payouts, etc.)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/478636130036800941/6277856584525815782/comments/default/1766407957381265594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/478636130036800941/6277856584525815782/comments/default/1766407957381265594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillipblountandassociates.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-happening-with-variable.html?showComment=1250880319593#c1766407957381265594' title=''/><author><name>Barbara Mackintosh, CCP, SPHR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02816517440426439165</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HH3ZSB8WrjU/SfiArovnz2I/AAAAAAAAAEw/2mIt6wulXe8/S220/Barbara+Website.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://phillipblountandassociates.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-happening-with-variable.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-6277856584525815782' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/478636130036800941/posts/default/6277856584525815782' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-627180143'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='August 21, 2009 2:45 PM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-3711871695760977992</id><published>2009-08-21T11:26:01.230-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-21T11:26:01.230-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Barbara:

Do you think performance appraisals w...</title><summary type='text'>Hi Barbara:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you think performance appraisals will suffice as far as documentation requirements for pay increases?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/478636130036800941/6277856584525815782/comments/default/3711871695760977992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/478636130036800941/6277856584525815782/comments/default/3711871695760977992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://phillipblountandassociates.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-happening-with-variable.html?showComment=1250868361230#c3711871695760977992' title=''/><author><name>Cathy Missildine-Martin, SPHR</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18345915533080666324</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fVJYbgTVwYw/SK7rbclIPqI/AAAAAAAAADM/fqbPIWOOMnw/S220/cathy+head+shot+IMG_8709.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://phillipblountandassociates.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-is-happening-with-variable.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478636130036800941.post-6277856584525815782' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/478636130036800941/posts/default/6277856584525815782' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1115418523'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='August 21, 2009 11:26 AM'/></entry></feed>
