Employee Compensation

Pay Transparency Motivates Employees to Work Harder

By Joanna Kim-Brunetti | April 27, 2023

Employees who feel and see their pay is fair through pay transparency and see themselves as part of a system where they can be promoted tend to work harder. That’s according to research reported in The Wall Street Journal, where multiple studies revealed the following: Knowing the salary of their colleagues can improve the productivity…

Public Companies Respond to SEC Human Capital Disclosure Requirement

By Robert Sheen | January 3, 2022

A recent survey conducted by Gibson Dunn shows how 451 public companies responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) adopted amendments on human capital reporting and disclosures. Effective November 9, 2020, the amendments added human capital resources as a disclosure 101(c). The SEC requires disclosures to include “the number of persons employed by…