Dictionary
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
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Wikipedia
Compensation could refer to: The restitution for an injury sufferedCompensation EssayCompensation, an essay by Ralph Waldo EmersonIn chess, Compensation(chess)compensation refers to an advantage one player has to offset some other (generally material) disadvantage.In human resources, it looks at the pay structures within organizations.*Some of the main issues in the area of compensations are:** How much should company (law)companies pay to attract, retain, and motivate employees?** Should they pay salarysalaries or variable rewards (a.k.a. piece-rate)?** Should they provide benefits, and if so, to what degree?** What's an appropriate discrepancy between the pay for high and low performers?** Would it make sense to provide stock options or stock bonuses? ** Reinforcement mechanism (additional options grant, vesting schedule. etc) to retain top performers in the organization*Compensation is also tightly linked to performance appraisal. If you have poor ways of measuring performance, that has consequences for how compensation should be structured.
See also - Workers' compensation Executive compensation Frederick Herzberg Compensation (chess) Compensation of employees
External links - worldatwork.org - World at Work: hotjobs.com - Hotjobs: salary2020.com - Salary2020: monster.com - Monster:disambig
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Websites
Injured Workers Consulting
CIW is a company dedicated to helping its clients in all affairs concerning WSIB/WCB.
http://www.ciwconsultants.com/
The Eley Law Firm
We represent workers who are injured on the job in Colorado.
http://www.eleylawfirm.com/
Personal Injury
UK based Personal injury lawyer and solicitor specializes in Accident Compensation Claim, Personal Injury Settlements and No Win No Fee Claim.
http://accidentinjuryclaimsltd.co.uk/
WorkCompJobs
Listings of jobs for professionals in the workers' compensation industry.
http://www.workcompjobs.com/
CICA Compensation Claims UK
Free nationwide assistance in locating a specialist criminal injury compensation solicitor to assist victims of crime in making a claim to the CICA.
http://www.cica-criminal-injuries-compensation.co.uk
Canada - British Columbia - Workers' Compensation Board of BC (WCB)
Agency responsible for inspection, prevention, information, training, compensation, and rehabilitation activities in the province.
http://www.worksafebc.com/
US - Ohio - Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC)
In addition to providing compensation to victims of occupational accidents and diseases, this Bureau also conducts programs in occupational hygiene, and training, information and consulting services in the field of occupational safety and health.
http://www.ohiobwc.com/
US - Texas - Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (TWCC)
The Commission provides compensation, safety and health promotion and training, consultation and information services.
http://www.twcc.state.tx.us/
US - New York - Workers' Compensation Board
The Board is responsible for the provision of cash payments and the cost of full medical treatment, including rehabilitation, for covered employees who become disabled as a result of a disease or injury connected with their employment. It also provides payments for qualified dependents of a worker who dies from a compensable injury or illness.
http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/
Canada - Alberta - Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
Nonprofit agency entirely financed by employers' contributions, and responsible for the compensation of workers' occupational injuries and diseases, as well as for the rehabilitation of victims. It also organizes injury prevention and management programs in the workplace.
http://www.wcb.ab.ca/
Legal Information Institute
Primary legal materials and links to a wide array of U.S. and international legal reference websites. From Cornell Law School.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
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