Bloomberg BNA's HR Compensation Trends and Strategies 2012 provides the practical advice today's

employers need to develop an effective compensation strategy in what is still an uncertain economy. This report will help organizations understand and navigate the many factors impacting HR compensation for 2012, with coverage including:

• Key issues influencing HR compensation in 2012:
  • Employee engagement
  • The evolving role of HR
  • Workforce segmentation
  • Attitudes toward pay and rewards
  • Analysis from industry experts on the latest ''rules of engagement'' and why pay for performance is more important than ever
• Key trends affecting HR compensation for 2012: 
  • 'Renovating and rebuilding'' compensation strategies
  • Increasing merit and bonus pay
  • The need to get in better sync with employees
  • The ''talent management and rewards imperative''
• Summarized results from the 2011 HRfocus HR Compensation Survey,  examining:
  • HR pay trends by title, industry, region, and company size
  • How HR departments nationwide are handling tighter pay, budget cuts, and increased responsibilities
  • Changes HR departments have planned for 2012 
  • Nonmonetary and anticipated rewards, and methods to educate staff members about their compensation
• Summaries of relevant research on how pay is trending for 2012, along with a listing of the studies and experts cited in this report

Benchmark your department against HR departments nationwide, get insight into how compensation programs fit into total rewards schemes and an employer's overall business strategy, and learn options for rewarding key employees and how to keep top performers on board in 2012 and beyond with this indispensable resource.