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Pay Equity HR Transformation

Are You Ready to Answer Pay Transparency Questions? A Manager’s Playbook for Tricky Scenarios

Ready to talk about pay? Our manager's eGuide offers the frameworks, language, and recommendations HRBPs and line managers need. Learn the dos and don'ts, how master tricky conversations, and how to lead your team with confidence.

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HR Compliance Pay Equity

Troubleshooting Transparency: Common Pay Transparency Challenges and How U.S. Companies Are Handling Them

With new pay transparency laws taking effect in 2025, companies face increased HR and compliance complexities. Discover how smart companies are navigating them.

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Pay Equity

The U.S. Pay Transparency Index 2025

Pay transparency laws have expanded rapidly across the U.S. in recent years, and should now protect 60 million workers. Find out how effective these laws are in our index.

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Pay Equity

Stay Ahead of U.S. Pay Transparency Laws—State by State

Pay transparency is rapidly becoming the norm across the United States. With new state-level laws continuing to roll out, keeping up can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’ve created this detailed guide—so you can stay compliant and in control.

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Pay Equity

Understand Canada’s Pay Equity and Transparency Laws at a Federal and Provincial Level

Download your guide to understanding Canada’s pay equity and transparency laws. Get actionable insights on federal and provincial requirements for HR and compliance teams.

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eGuide
Pay Equity

A Guide to the EU Pay Transparency Directive

Download the eGuide. Start building an equitable workplace and prepare your company for EU legislation on pay transparency and equity.

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eGuide
Human Resources HR Transformation

The Strategic CHRO: Your Guide to Building a Future-Ready Organization

CHROs are expected to do more than manage talent — they must lead transformation. Discover how to become a strategic force in shaping your company’s future.

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eGuide
Human Resources

beqom’s Compensation Cycle Post-Mortem Playbook

Want a smoother comp cycle next year? Learn why comp cycle post-mortems are key.

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eGuide
Human Resources

2025 Compensation and Culture Report

In November 2024, we surveyed over 1,800 U.S. and UK employees to get their perspective on compensation, benefits, pay equity and transparency, and more. Our Compensation and Culture Report takes a close look at the survey results.

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Pay Equity

Preparing for the EU Pay Transparency Directive: A Checklist for your Organization

When it comes to getting the EU Pay Transparency Directive, it’s important to be proactive and prepare in advance. Our checklist helps you identify the broad goals and specific actions you need to get your organization ready.

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Pay Equity

2024: State of Pay Equity Report

Understanding Pay Equity to Improve Compensation Strategies. Find out where Pay Equity is heading this year with this informative guide.

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eGuide
Pay Equity

US Data Summary: 2024 State of Pay Equity Report

Understanding Pay Equity in USA in 2024. Find out where Pay Equity is heading in the US and how to improve your compensation strategies.

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Pay Equity

UK Data Summary: 2024 State of Pay Equity Report

The 2024 State of Pay Equity Report is full of data that can help compensation leaders make decisions about pay strategy. The UK Data Summary gives additional detail on the UK-based survey responses, including breakouts by industry verticals.

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Comp Management Pay Equity

Paving the Way to Equal Pay with Job Classification

Job classification is a key component of and precursor to equal pay analysis, which is a major early step in the pay equity journey.

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eGuide
Human Resources

2022 Compensation and Culture Report

We surveyed 2,000 active employees in the US and the UK to get a sense of their experiences and perspectives on total compensation, work-life balance, transparency, and benefits, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives.

The Future of Performance Management
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Employee Performance

The Future of Performance Management

Find out where Performance Management is heading with this informative guide, The Future of Performance Management.

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eGuide
Pay Equity Comp Management

The Pay Equity Playbook: A Strategic Approach to HR

This guide reports what employees think about efforts to improve the gender pay gap, and the best approach for employers to take to move towards pay equity.

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eGuide
Comp Management Employee Performance

Rewarding the Moments That Matter

Innovative continuous performance and rewards management can help companies achieve a high-performing culture and overcome limits from outdated practices.

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eGuide
Employee Performance Comp Management

3 Pillars of a High Performance Culture

Leading organizations are redefining their human capital strategy around principles of people, purpose, and transparency for a high performance culture.

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eGuide
Comp Management

Understanding Long-Term Incentives

Learn what it takes to manage Long Term Incentive (LTI) plans effectively, and make your life as a compensation administrator easier.

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Pay Equity Comp Management

Leveling the Paying Field: A Look at the Gender Pay Gap and Other Compensation Trends

beqom’s Leveling the Paying Field Report uncovers how employees' perceptions of pay equity and gaps are changing and how employers can address key issues.

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Comp Management Sales Performance

8 Signs Your Compensation System is Holding Back Your Business

This eGuide helps you discover whether your compensation management system limitations may be limiting your business.

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eGuide
Pay Equity Comp Management

2021 Compensation and Culture Report

beqom’s 2021 Compensation and Culture Report uncovers how employee views of total rewards, diversity and inclusion, & transparency have changed during COVID-19 and what employees expect from their employers in 2021 and beyond.

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Sales Performance Comp Management Employee Performance

Agile HR How to Adapt Strategy, Motivate Performance, and Optimize Comp Spend through Periods of Change

In this free eGuide, learn how how to adapt HR strategy, motivate sales performance, and optimize compensation spend through periods of change.

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Pay Equity Comp Management

The Pay Equity Actions That Matter Most to Your Workforce

In this eGuide, learn what your employees are really saying about pay equity and why transparency is critical, even when the news is less than perfect.

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eGuide
Sales Performance

Sales Management Association Report: Shifting Trends in Sales Compensation

A new research report by Sales Management Association surveyed sales execs and found companies are adopting a total rewards approach to sales compensation.

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eGuide
Pay Equity Comp Management Employee Performance

The Gender Pay Gap report: What Your Employees Really Think

We surveyed 1,600 enterprise employees in the US and UK and found a clear gap between employee expectations and employer actions on pay equity. While employees strongly support pay equity and see it as a priority, many feel their organizations are falling short.

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eGuide
Comp Management Employee Performance

It’s Time to Take Your People Analytics Seriously

People Analytics: Explore three examples that illustrate why a data-driven approach to performance & compensation can be beneficial to your organization.

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eGuide
Sales Performance

SPM: Using Analytics to Impact Sales Performance

Compensation is an important lever that affects sales performance, yet we know there are many other factors. But what are they? Download our free eGuide to learn how to unlock the value of your data and reap the benefits of sales performance analytics.

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eGuide
Sales Performance

SPM: Demystifying Territory Management

Download our free eGuide to learn how territory management technology can be used to identify the true drivers of sales performance.

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eGuide
Comp Management

How The Next Generation of Workers is Changing the Culture of Total Rewards

Download our free eGuide to learn how to develop HR programs that will effectively attract and retain talent in years to come.

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eGuide
Sales Performance

The Data-Driven Approach to Sales Performance Management

Get the tips you need to implement an effective strategy with our eGuide: The Data-Driven Approach to Sales Performance Management.