HR Tech Group Event - Sept 16/10
16-Sep-2010BC Tech Compensation: What do the latest surveys tell us?
Payroll is the single largest cost for most businesses, and attraction and retention are critical in the tech sector. Is your company competitive? Are you spending your salary dollars effectively? Hear from industry experts and companies like Rainmaker Entertainment and airG on how to make wise salary decisions.
The HR Tech Group is proud to release highlights of its 2010 HIgh Tech Salary Survey at this session. This is the leading tech salary survey produced in BC in partnership with Towers Watson - with more than 200 individual positions from CEO to receptionist, and data supplied by more than 70 tech companies in all tech sectors (IT, new media, wireless and clean tech). In addition, HR Tech Group will also provide highlights from its 2010 Tech Benefits Survey produced in partnership with Morneau Sobeco. Following the survey highlights, there will be a choice of breakout sessions to provide you with further in-depth information on the topic most relevant to your business: Benefits cost-management; How to apply salary survey findings to your company; and Executive Compensation.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Thursday September 16, 2010
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, 791 West Georgia Street
Time: 8:00am Registration & Breakfast; 8:30am-11:00am Full Program
Cost: HR Tech Group Members: $45 + HST; Non-Members: $60 + HST
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PROGRAM DETAILS:
8:30-9:30am Highlights of the 2010 High Tech Salary Survey & the 2010 Tech Benefits Survey
9:30am Break
9:45 -11:00am Choice of 3 Breakout Sessions (no need to pre-select - first come first serve):
(1) Benefits Management - The prescription drug marketplace is rapidly changing. Many key drugs are coming off patent, the pipeline of biologic drugs is growing and BC PharmaCare has just announced reduced generic drug pricing effective October 2010. The first part of this session will discuss how these changes will impact employer sponsored programs and what you can do to better manage your drug costs. The second half will provide a quick look at flexible benefit programs, focusing on why employers would be interested in flex, how plans are commonly designed, and most importantly, how does the pricing of flex work.
Speaker: Debbie Eerkes, Principal, Morneau Sobeco
(2) How to Use the Tech Salary Survey to Make an Impact at your Company - How can you best make use of this important tool for your organization? Hear from 2 local companies on how this tool helps them make wise business decisions. Rainmaker Entertainment will provide insights on how the tool is used from a recruitment perspective, while airG will share how they use this tool to ensure competitiveness for their employees, adjusting ranges, and implementing increases.
Speakers:
Tara Kemes, Director of Talent Development, Rainmaker Entertainment
Lorie Corcuera, Director of Human Resources, airG
(3) Executive Compensation - What are the current industry trends in executive compensation? Hear from an industry expert on emerging best practices with respect to executive and director pay and the process through which it is determined.
Speaker: John Hammond, Leader of the Western Canada Executive Compensation practice at Towers Watson
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The HR Tech Group 2010 High Tech Salary Survey is available for purchase to non-participants. Data is broken down by revenue, number of employees and private vs public companies. For more details and to order your copy as soon as it is available, contact Cherie Langevin at Towers Watson at 1-877-202-2231.
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