Over the summer, I’ve noticed that there are more people setting up HR blogs in different countries, though the ones I’ve seen are mostly based in the UK or USA. It is often (but not always!) interesting to hear people’s views on different aspects of people management, but where are all those compensation or reward blogs?

I know when I was setting up the Just Rewards blog, the comp blog that most inspired me is Ann Bares Compensation Force blog. Apart from being one of the few compensation blogs out there, the quality is really high and Ann has a great knack in picking topical issues that matter to people. I recommend it strongly.

Another compensation or reward blog worth looking at is Ryan Johnson’s blog on the World at Work website. The posts are usually short, but oh so regular - which I really admire.

Are there other reward or compensation blogs that you would recommend? Or perhaps there are some HR blogs that cover reward issues in some depth? Perhaps there are reward or compensation blogs from outside the UK and USA that don’t come up in the search engines? Looking forward to seeing whats out there!

Welcome to the Just Rewards blog brought to you from Reward First People Consulting. I’m Sylvia Doyle and over the coming months my colleagues and I will be sharing our comments and insights on what’s happening in the world of reward. Why is it important? We know that reward plays an integral role in business and people management decisions such as contemplating a merger or raising employee engagement levels to increase profitability. These are just two examples of topics requested by readers of our Just Rewards monthly newsletter. Of course this is only half of the story. 

The real benefit of blogs is the opportunity to share views and interact. The recent online comments on fuel prices in The Times, Guardian and Telegraph is one such example. Feedback has been the lifeblood of the Just Rewards newsletter with readers suggesting (by email and phone) over half the topics that we’ve covered. For users of LinkedIn, the Compensation & Benefits Q&As is popular, though where are all the reward blogs? While there are many HR blogs out there including Personnel Today, I believe that this may be the first UK based reward blog that I know of. Perhaps more will come online this year?

Topics that we plan to cover over the next couple of months are performance pay and the role of reward in an economic downturn. We’ll start off with performance pay and while it has been used by companies for decades, it continues to generate debates on whether it actually raises performance levels or not. Have you got something you’d like to share on this topic?

I would really like to hear your feedback and you can do that by clicking on the ‘comments’ link just to the right of the date, at the top of this post.