Some federal employees believe that the National Security Personnel System, the federal government’s fledgling pay-for-performance system, was a bad idea from the get-go and that its demise could not ...

The federal government’s new pay-for-performance approach to apprenticeship funding needs guardrails to promote quality ...

For a window on federal pay practices, look no further than the conversion of the Senior Executive Service. Under a law that kicked in last month, the 6,000 members of the SES are no longer entitled ...

The imminent demise of the National Security Personnel System leaves many wondering about the prospects for pay for performance in government. From the day the Federal Civil Service was created in ...

Shifting federal agencies to pay-for- performance systems "will better serve the needs of the federal government," but it could be several years before the workforce accepts the idea, according to a ...

Houston ISD teacher salaries could soon range from $64,000 to $101,000 per year depending largely on employees’ performance ratings, ending a long-time practice of paying educators based on years of ...

Hayley Bakker is the Head of Customer Journey & Digital Enablement at beqom, which supports pay equity with data-driven software. The idea of paying for performance is a reassuring narrative.

When performance and pay happen in separate processes, something important gets lost. Employees miss the link between effort and reward, while managers face pressure to make consistent, fair choices ...