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 LIVE WEBINAR: WEDNESDAY, August 26 | 2PM ET 

Building a Defensible Pay Strategy

Employers face growing pressure to make compensation decisions that are competitive, equitable, well-documented, and defensible. With heightened scrutiny from employees, applicants, unions, and the public, organizations need pay structures that go beyond market matching and support clear, consistent decision-making.

In this session, we will cover:

  • Practical steps to conducting salary benchmarking
  • Effectively communicating total compensation to employees and candidates
  • Combining merit-based hiring with fair pay efforts

Presenters Neil Dickinson and Sarah Jane Hannan will walk through how to design a compensation strategy that actually holds up.

Attendees will leave with a framework they can use to defend their pay decisions to employees, regulators, and key stakeholders. 

This webinar has been submitted for 1 SHRM/HRCI recertification credit.
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What You'll Learn: 

  • Why geography-only peer groups can weaken your compensation study and how to choose comparators that reflect today's labor market
  • How to benchmark the work, not just the title, to ensure your data is meaningful and supports sound pay decisions
  • How to quantify and communicate total compensation so employees and candidates see the full value of your rewards package
  • How to identify and address internal compression before it becomes a morale issue
  • How to build methodology that survives questions from leadership, employees, and regulators
  • Why pay equity analysis belongs in every defensible compensation study for federal contractors
  • How your compensation strategy intersects with the push for merit-based hiring and what you can do to ensure you are paying fairly
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Neil Dickinson

As the VP Compensation Services at OutSolve, Neil brings over 20 years of experience. Neil regularly delivers training on pay equity and other compliance topics for SHRM, ILG, and other industry associations and events. Neil received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and The University of Hull in England and his MBA from The Citadel.

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Sarah Jane Hannan

Sarah Jane Hannan plays a vital role in leading compensation projects at OutSolve, where her ability to work efficiently and collaboratively with clients ensures the successful execution of complex initiatives. She brings expertise in external market benchmarking and supports the design and interpretation of Multiple Linear Regression analyses, translating complex data into actionable recommendations. Her background in Non-Discrimination in Employment, EEO-1 reporting, and VETS-4212 reporting strengthens her understanding of compliance and workforce equity. 

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