Compensation is a weapon in the war for talent.

Understanding your organization's business strategy and aligning your Compensation Plan to that business strategy are key elements in gaining competitive advantage.

Compensation Planning is a strategic endeavor aimed at aligning your Compensation Plan and Total Rewards Strategy with the organization's mission, goals and business objectives. The intent is to ensure that your Compensation program enables you to attract, retain and motivate employees, contributes to the organization's overall success, supports your culture, and keeps your CFO happy.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the link between Business Strategy and Compensation Planning.
• Familiarize participants with the Employer Value Proposition and the key components of a Total Rewards Strategy.
• Learn to design a Pay Structure that links Internal Equity, External Equity and Employee Equity.

The agenda will include the following topics:

• What is Compensation Planning?
• Linking Compensation Planning to Business Strategy.
• The Employer Value Proposition.
• Total Rewards Strategy overview.
• Building a targeted Pay Structure (piece by piece)

About the Speaker 
Tim McConnell, MPA, SPHR, CMC, MCS

Tim McConnell is Managing Partner and a Senior HR Strategist. He has over 25 years experience in Human Resources management, both as a Director of HR and as a senior HR consultant. Tim provides strategic HR guidance to clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Compensation Planning is a key component of the HR Strategies he develops for clients.

Tim was an adjunct professor in the Advanced Program in HR Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto from 2002 to 2008 teaching the Introduction to Compensation and Compensation Strategy courses. He is also a former Sessional Lecturer at Carleton University, teaching HR Management in the graduate School of Public Administration.

He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from McGill University, and a Masters degree in Public Administration from Carleton University. He has earned professional designations in HR in both Canada (CHRP) and the United States (SPHR). 

He is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC). He also recently earned the Human Capital Strategist (HCS) certification from the Human Capital Institute (HCI) in Washington, D.C.

Tim is a past-President of the Ottawa Human Resources Professionals Association and a past-President of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO). He is a seasoned public speaker and the published author of several articles on HR management, Succession Planning, Compensation and Organization Design. His book, The NPO Dilemma ? HR and Organizational Challenges in Non-Profit Organizations, was published in New York in March 2012

Price: 
Regular Price: $169.00 
HRANS Member Price: $139.00 
HRANS Early Bird Member Price: $104.25 until September 13, 2012.

To Register: 
Register online directly with CCH Canadian here.

If you encounter technical difficulties, please contact CCH directly atcservice@cch.ca or call them at 1.800.268.4522.

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• Certification of attendance along with all the supporting materials will be emailed to you within 14 business days after the live webinar.