Economy 2012
CEO Pay and Peer Benchmarking
The idea behind setting executive pay this way, known as “peer benchmarking,” is to keep talented bosses from leaving. But the practice has long been controversial because, as critics have pointed out, if every company tries to keep up with or exceed the median pay for executives, executive compensation will spiral upward, regardless of performance…. [Continue Reading]
Why ‘Occupy’? It’s Personal
“Class warfare? You bet. As Buffett has said so eloquently, this country has been engaged in class warfare for decades, and guess what? His class won. It is now time to stand up and fight for fairness for the middle class and a balanced approach for working-class families, who have labored just as hard as… [Continue Reading]
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Age Discrimination
Age Discrimination
Baby Boomers Confront Age Discrimination – Or Do They? Age Discrimination. What an ugly phrase. And anyway – what does it mean? Ever find yourself in a situation – job interview or whatever – in which you very strongly suspect that Age Discrimination is being applied towards you? But of course, you can’t prove it. How does our society view older folks? Now that Baby Boomers are entering retirement age in vast numbers in the next few years: will we be perceived as ‘cool’? Or as just terribly old and outmoded? At present, Age Discrimination is thriving in the hiring processes of companies in a reeling economy. Age … [Read More...]