Get Pay Right - by Kent Plunkett & Heather Bussing (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Pay equity is no longer optional - it's a legal, strategic and cultural imperative.

Getting Pay Right explores why equitable compensation is critical to attracting talent, ensuring compliance and fostering productivity. As regulatory technologies evolve and employees gain greater access to pay data, organizations must prioritize fairness and transparency in their compensation practices. This book demystifies pay equity, showing how internal fairness, external competitiveness and clear communication create stronger, more engaged workplaces. Readers will learn how to build pay systems that comply with the law, reflect shifting workforce demographics and demonstrate genuine respect for employee contributions.

Wise, practical, and forward-looking, this is a must-read for HR leaders and executives shaping tomorrow's workplace.

About the Author

Kent Plunkett, CCP Kent Plunkett believes paying fairly is the
most important thing an organization can do. His company, Salary.com
spent the past 25 years innovating to perfect and automate the
compensation discipline. Salary.com consistently wins Best Places to
Work awards. Kent is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and a
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP(R)).

Heather Bussing, JD is a California employment attorney, writer,
and law professor who focuses on providing sensible and strategic
advice to employers. Heather regularly speaks, writes, and edits for
HR technology companies, is a contributing editor to HRExaminer and
writes a daily column for Salary.com's Compensation and Pay Equity
Newsletter.