When pay isn’t planned in a small business, chaos follows. Two people in the same role can earn wildly different salaries—and once word gets out, gossip, resentment, and turnover hit hard. In this episode of The HR Connection, I break down how to fix compensation chaos and build a fair, consistent pay structure. Penelope, our Payroll & Operations Partner, joins to share how to clean up messy records and phase in changes without blowing your budget. Whether you’re untangling a pay mess or setting up structure for the first time, this episode shows you how to turn “anything goes” pay into a system employees can actually trust.