WHO WE ARE
The Upstate Total Rewards Association (UTRA) was founded in 2008 to provide WNY companies and HR professionals with an organization focused upon compensation, benefits and work-life issues. As a member of WorldatWork’s Local Network, we have access to resources and professional development opportunities offered by a premier global human resources association. However, as a regional association we assist members in addressing local issues.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
To highlight the impact total rewards professionals have on organizations, WorldatWork has announced a new initiative: Total Rewards Professionals Week. From May 21-25, this celebration will honor the contributions of total rewards professionals — those who specialize in the design and implementation of compensation, benefits and work-life programs. Special recognition will be given during the WorldatWork 2012 Total Rewards Conference and Exhibition, the largest annual gathering of compensation and benefits professionals from around the world, May 21-23 in Orlando, Fla.
“Total rewards professionals impact the lives of millions of employees,” said Anne C. Ruddy, president and CEO, WorldatWork. “In the U.S. alone, 119,000 professionals specialize in compensation and benefits who must deploy a spectrum of rewards to maintain an engaged and productive workforce at an affordable cost in an increasingly regulated environment. It is time to honor their work.”
Professionals in total rewards are responsible for the design and implementation of pay and benefits programs that combined represent a major portion of companies’ costs. In the United States alone, wage and salary payments are more than $6.8 trillion — almost half of the gross domestic product (source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis). Nearly $6 trillion is spent on health care annually worldwide, representing 8.5% of gross world product.
WorldatWork is encouraging organizations to mark Total Rewards Professionals Week by recognizing the many ways in which total rewards professionals attract, motivate and retain the talent that organizations need to be successful. To assist in this effort, WorldatWork has developed several ready-to-use tools that rewards practitioners can use, including slide presentations, videos, posters, intranet announcements and multimedia presentations.
To find out more about Total Rewards Professionals Week, visit www.worldatwork.org/celebrateTRPW
WorldatWork Offers
- 2011 Revenue Share Program - for details on this program, click here.
MAY 2012 MEETING
The next quarterly meeting for UTRA is scheduled for Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Terry Hills Country Club in Batavia. The meeting will start at 9:15 am, and will be preceded by a networking breakfast.
The guest speaker will be David Wise, from the Hay Group, and the topic will be "Latest Trends in Executive Pay: Presenting Results of the 2012 The Wall Street Journal/Hay Group CEO Pay Study".
For more information, click here or go to the Events tab.
Recertification Approval
Latest Trends in Executive Pay: Presenting Results of the 2012 The Wall Street Journal/Hay Group CEO Pay Study qualifies for recertification credit for the Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®), Certified Benefits Professional® (CBP), Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®), Work-Life Certified Professional (WLCP®) and Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP™) designations granted by WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals. For more information on recertification, visit the WorldatWork Society website at www.worldatworksociety.org.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS...
BNHRA's Chapter Conference will be held on October 3, 2012 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center. For more information, click here or go to the Events tab.
2012 MEETING AGENDAS
The Executive Committee and the Events Committee are working on next year’s meeting agendas. Topics to be covered will include Executive Compensation and Pay for Performance in Turbulent Times. Stay tuned for more details!
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