{"id":5134,"date":"2026-09-09T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/?p=5134"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:05:27","slug":"tre-vanliga-misstag-vid-loneattning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/tre-vanliga-misstag-vid-loneattning\/","title":{"rendered":"Three common mistakes when setting salaries \u2014 and how to avoid them."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-2-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5df458af wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:16px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salary reviews are one of those areas where intentions are rarely the problem. Most employers want to be fair and competitive. Yet dissatisfaction with compensation remains one of the most common reasons employees leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my experience, it's rarely because salaries are too low in absolute terms. It's about how the process is perceived \u2013 and how decisions are communicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 1: Salaries are set without clear criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When employees don't understand what influences their salary \u2013 which performances, which behaviors, which factors \u2013 they interpret the silence negatively. They assume decisions are arbitrary, based on relationships, or dependent on who negotiates best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear salary criteria, communicated openly, create expectations that can be managed. That doesn't mean everyone should earn the same \u2013 it means everyone should understand why differences exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 2: The salary review lacks follow-through<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A salary review that ends with a decision and no context is a missed opportunity. What does the person need to do to take the next step? What's a realistic timeframe? What's being measured?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When those questions go unanswered, the employee leaves the conversation with uncertainty \u2013 and at worst, with the feeling that it doesn't matter how well they perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 3: Internal salary structures don't reflect the market<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It's natural for internal salaries to be adjusted less frequently than the market moves. But when the gap becomes too wide, employees start looking externally \u2013 not always to leave, but to confirm their own value. And by then, it's often too late to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A market comparison doesn't have to be complicated. But it needs to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you have thoughts, questions, or simply want to talk something through \u2014 feel free to get in touch. I am happy to have an initial conversation with no agenda.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artikelavslutning_transparent_mork-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artikelavslutning_transparent_mork-1.png 913w, https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artikelavslutning_transparent_mork-1-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artikelavslutning_transparent_mork-1-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artikelavslutning_transparent_mork-1-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Right person. Right place. Everything changes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L\u00f6nes\u00e4ttning p\u00e5verkar motivation, lojalitet och organisationskultur \u2013 men g\u00f6rs ofta utan tillr\u00e4cklig struktur. H\u00e4r \u00e4r tre misstag som tenderar att \u00e5terkomma.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hr-struktur"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5134"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5285,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5134\/revisions\/5285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}