Pay Matters with David Weaver
Pay Matters with David Weaver is a podcast about employee compensation and how organizations can manage pay more effectively. It explains why many companies fail to pay employees properly and why a clear compensation plan matters. Host David Weaver and guests discuss base salaries, reward programs, and incentives that help retain top talent. The show also covers the legal, social, and political risks of getting pay wrong in a rapidly changing landscape.
Episodes
S4/Ep1: Equal Pay Matters - The new book from David Weaver
In this episode of the Pay Matters Podcast, the hosts discuss Equal Pay Matters: Closing the Wage Gap to Achieve Pay Equity by bestselling and award-winning author David Weaver. The conversation explores pay equity, pay transparency, compensation strategy, and why fair and equitable pay practices are becoming critical for organizations and employees alike. Learn how organizations can build stronge
S3/Ep5: Communicating Compensation Effectively
This excerpt from David Weaver's work stresses the importance of effective compensation communication within organizations. It highlights the need to tailor communication strategies to different employee levels - senior executives, managers, and employees - emphasizing transparency, data-driven explanations, and consistent messaging. The article advocates for providing adequate training to ma
S3/Ep4: Impact of Competitive Salaries on Turnover
In this episode of the Pay Matters Podcast, the hosts discuss David Weaver’s insightful article, The Impact of Competitive Salaries on Employee Turnover. They explore the pivotal role of competitive compensation in attracting and retaining top talent, as well as the broader implications of pay on organizational stability.
S3/Ep3: Employees Crave Recognition and Rewards
In this episode of Pay Matters Podcast, the hosts dive into David Weaver’s insights on why employee recognition is essential for driving engagement, retention, and productivity. They explore practical strategies to create a culture of appreciation, personalize rewards, and leverage technology to make recognition a core part of workplace culture.Whether you’re an HR leader or team manager, this epi
S3/Ep2: How to Create a Job Architecture
In this episode of Pay Matters Podcast, the hosts explore David Weaver’s expert guide on developing job architecture – a crucial framework for scaling organizations, ensuring pay equity, and streamlining career progression. They break down David’s essential steps, from conducting job analysis to aligning roles with market data and communicating changes across teams. Discover how structuring roles
S3/Ep1: Compensation Trends to Watch in 2025
In the first episode of Season 3, the Pay Matters Podcast explores David Weaver’s expert insights on the evolving landscape of employee compensation in 2025. From pay transparency to skills-based pay and the role of AI in planning, they discuss the key trends that will shape the workforce this year.
S2/Ep14: Compensation Hall of Fame Launch
In this episode of the Pay Matters Podcast, we dive into the exciting launch of the Compensation Hall of Fame—a groundbreaking initiative to honor the visionaries and trailblazers in the compensation and total rewards space. We explain how this Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have redefined pay strategies, advanced fairness, and set new standards for compensation practices globally.
S2/Ep13: Complying with Salary Transparency and Pay Equity
Salary transparency and equal pay legislation are becoming increasingly common across states. The article by David Weaver argues that organizations should proactively comply with these regulations rather than waiting until they are enforced. Weaver outlines five key reasons why proactive compliance is beneficial, including avoiding legal penalties, building trust with employees, attracting top tal
S2/Ep12.5: Mastering Salary Negotiation
This episode is based on an article by David Weaver that provides advice on how to effectively negotiate salary and focus on the importance of knowing your worth. He suggests highlighting your unique value, considering the entire compensation package, using timing strategically, practicing positive framing and active listening, and understanding when and how to walk away. Weaver, a compensation ex
S2/Ep12: Creating Salary Ranges
This discussion is based on David Weaver’s article on the HR professional's guide to creating salary ranges. The talk explains the importance of salary ranges in controlling labor costs and managing employee compensation. It outlines a four-step process for establishing salary ranges, starting with grouping jobs into grades based on their value, then setting the minimum, midpoint, and maximum
S2/Ep11.5: FLSA Salary Threshold Overturned
A federal court overturned the Biden administration's rule that aimed to expand overtime pay eligibility to millions of U.S. workers. The rule, finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor in April 2024, sought to increase the salary threshold for white-collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The judge ruled that the DOL overstepped its authority by focusing solely on salary rather
S2/Ep11: How to Pay Competitively Across Geographic Markets
Based on David Weaver’s article on geographic pay, the discussion provides guidance on how to determine and implement geographic pay differentials. It emphasizes the importance of using reliable local compensation data to ensure competitive salaries across different geographic markets. The author recommends considering the cost of labor, rather than the cost of living, when making pay adjustments.
S2/Ep10: Free Online Salary Data
This discussion based on the article, written by David Weaver, a compensation expert, addresses the reliability of free online salary data. The article argues that free sources often lack important information, such as the data's origin, effective date, and audit trails. It also highlights the potential for inaccurate data due to self-reported information and the absence of proper job matchin
S2/Ep9.5: Why Every Organization Needs a Compensation Professional
In this insightful episode of the Pay Matters Podcast, host Finn sits down with compensation expert David Weaver to discuss the vital role of compensation professionals within organizations. They delve into why every company, from small startups to large enterprises, should prioritize having a dedicated compensation expert, or even an entire team, to create fair, strategic, and compliant pay struc
S2/Ep9: How to Cure Pay Compression
Pay compression occurs when new hires are paid more than existing employees in the same role, leading to resentment and higher labor costs. This discussion, based on David Weaver’s article explains the symptoms and causes of pay compression, such as hiring for in-demand skills, long-term employees, salary freezes, and a lack of market adjustments. It also outlines steps to diagnose, and address pa
S2/Ep8.5: Compensation Trends with David Weaver
In this episode of the Pay Matters Podcast, Laurie sits down with compensation expert David Weaver to discuss the latest trends shaping the compensation landscape. From the growing emphasis on salary transparency and pay equity to recent changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this episode is packed with insights every HR and compensation professional needs to know.
S2/Ep8: Compensation Metrics Made Easy
This discussion is based on the article “Compensation Metrics Made Easy” by David Weaver, a compensation expert, who outlines the importance of tracking and measuring compensation metrics to improve business performance. The talk provides ten key metrics that every compensation program should monitor, including market index, compa-ratio, market ratio, salary range penetration, average compensation
S2/Ep7: Handling Red Circle Employees
The discussion addresses the issue of "red circle" employees, which are employees whose salaries exceed the maximum for their pay grade. David Weaver, author of the article Handling Red Circle Employees points out common reasons why red circles occur, such as employees who have received numerous salary increases over time without promotions or employees hired at the top of their pay rang
S2/Ep6: Determining Promotional Increases
This discussion stems from an article written by compensation expert David Weaver where he explains how to determine promotional increases for employees. The talk outlines a method for calculating promotional increases based on salary ranges, performance, and market competitiveness. It also discusses the inclusion of merit increases alongside promotions and the handling of lateral moves and demoti
S2/Ep5: Compensation Certification Program
This discussion focuses on the Compensation Analyst Academy, an organization that offers certification programs in compensation analysis for human resources professionals. This episode explains the benefits of becoming a Certified Compensation Analyst (CCA), which include enhanced knowledge and skills, improved credibility, increased earning potential, strategic influence on organizational success
S2/Ep4: DOL Finalizes Increase to Salary Threshold for FLSA
The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized an update to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regarding salary minimums for exempt employees, commonly known as the "Overtime Rule." This rule, effective July 1, 2024, increases the annual compensation threshold for exempt employees from $35,568 to $43,888. Further increases are scheduled for 2025 and every three years thereafter. These adjus
S2/Ep3: The Rise of Pay Transparency and the Demise of Broad Salary Bands
This episode discusses David Weaver's article on the rise of pay transparency in the United States, specifically the shift from broad salary bands to narrower ones. This change is being driven by both legislative efforts, with several states requiring employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings, and societal shifts, particularly among younger generations who prioritize transparency an
S2/Ep2: Pay Matters to Kids
This episode discusses David Weaver's new children's book, "Pay Matters to Kids," which aims to introduce young children to basic financial literacy concepts such as earning, saving, and budgeting. The book uses engaging storytelling and colorful illustrations to make these concepts accessible and relatable to children. Weaver emphasizes the importance of financial literacy fro
S2/Ep1: How to Implement Pay Transparency in Massachusetts
This lively discussion explains how the new Salary Transparency Law in Massachusetts will affect employers. The law requires businesses to include salary ranges in job postings, both internally and externally, and to be transparent about pay during the interview process. David Weaver's article provides guidance on how to comply with the law, including updating job descriptions, conducting pay
S1/Ep14: David Buckmaster (Director of Compensation at Nike)
In this episode, I’m joined by David Buckmaster and we talk about Compensation trends, high demand jobs, pay sincerity and his book Fair Pay.David can be found on LinkedIn and on his website: https://www.davidbuckmasterbooks.com/The award-winning and bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep13: Cece Leung (CPA & CFO Advisor)
In this episode, I’m joined by Cece Leung and we talk about Accounting trends, hot jobs in Finance, pay for the Accounting function and her bestselling book Dear Accountant.Cece can be found on LinkedIn and on her website: https://www.ceceleung.com/The award-winning and bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep12: Angela Shaw (Sr. HR Leader, Adjunct Professor and Public Speaker)
In this episode, I’m joined by Angela Shaw and we talk about HR trends, DEI initiatives and her career re-invention.Angela can be found on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelalshaw/The award-winning and bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep11: Ted Harrington (Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators)
In this episode, I’m joined by Ted Harrington and we talk about information security jobs, ransomware attacks and his new book Hackable.Ted and his book can be found at: https://www.tedharrington.comThe bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep10: Laura Calandrella (Sustainability Strategist at Laura Calandrella Consulting)
In this episode, I’m joined by Laura Calandrella and we talk about green jobs, diversity in the workplace and her new book Our Next Evolution.Laura and her book can be found at: https://www.lauracalandrella.com/The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep9: Marney Andes (VP Talent, Inclusion and Teammate Experience at Everside Health)
In this episode, I’m joined by Marney Andes and we talk about trends in Human Resources, performance improvement, and her new book Start with the Give-Me Shots.Marney and her book can be found at: https://www.marneyandes.com/The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep8: Special Edition Podcast: What HR Professionals Earn
In this episode, I reveal what HR professionals earn from the Compensation and HR Group's Annual Compensation Survey.The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep7: Greg Larson (Author of Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir)
In this episode, I’m joined by Greg Larson and we talk about compensation in Minor League Baseball, including other incentives (or schemes) used to make additional money by Clubhouse Attendants.Greg and his book can be found at https://www.clubbiebook.com/The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep6: Tracy Burns (CEO at the Northeast HR Association)
In this episode, I’m joined by Tracy Burns and we talk about trends in Human Resources, employee turnover, Covid's impact on women in the workforce and HR in the post-pandemic world.Tracy can be found at https://www.nehra.com/The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep5: JeVon McCormick (President & CEO at Scribe Media)
In this episode, I’m joined by JeVon McCormick and we talk about the People, Process and Profits model, hiring employees, and compensation philosophy.JeVon can be found at https://scribemedia.com/The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep4: Leah JM Dean (Founder & CEO of Conduit International Ltd.)
In this episode, I’m joined by Leah Dean and we talk about performance management, pay transparency, and the transformation of work.Leah can be found at https://www.leahjmdean.com/The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep3: Tim Wasserman (Chief Learning Officer at Wasserman Learning Alliance)
In this episode, I’m joined by Tim Wasserman and we talk about the future of work, the top skills needed, and how to think and act differently.Tim can be found at https://www.wassermanlearning.com/.The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep2: Catherine Dovey (Founder and Owner of Seattle 37 Partners)
In this episode, I’m joined by Catherine Dovey and we talk about interesting compensation projects, pay for performance and compensation trends such as: remote work and geographic pay.Catherine can be found at https://seattle37.com/.The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
S1/Ep1: Justin Hampton (President & Founder of Compensation Tool)
In this episode, I’m joined by Justin Hampton and we talk about compensation trends such as: remote work strategies, pay transparency, pay equity and industry consolidation.Justin's market pricing product can be found at https://compensationtool.com/. The bestselling HR book Pay Matters can be found at https://paymattersbook.com/ or on Amazon.
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