Compensation in Human Resources Christopher Dukes Management 312 Dr. Karp December 4, 2014 Compensation in Human Resources: Establishing Efficient Pay Plans Abstract This paper goes in depth to explain the field of compensation in human resources and the importance of establishing efficient pay plans. several different factors that effect pay rates, importance of job evaluations, how to create a pay plan, trends in compensation and the different types of pay plans will all be discussed thoroughly throughout this paper. The topics of incentives will be discussed with respects to compensation. All in all, after all of the following topics are discussed thoroughly, a complete analyzation of compensation and efficient pay plans will be completed. It is no secret that the world of business is one that is extremely competitive. When dealing with compensation or any type, or form of pay in reference to an employee, such aspects as productivity, retention, recruiting and operations are all topics that need to be explored in order to fully understand their fundamentals. When dealing with effective pay rates and compensation a human resource manager must be adequate and effective in order for operations of a company to operate smoothly and successfully. Competitiveness of a market can greatly affect by the management of compensation within a corporation. The following example can be used to illustrate this concept- when a large corporation relocates to an
carefully planned out and considered, the total closure or failure of the organization could be at hand in the near future. In our modern age, employers know that salary is not the only factor that should be considered and that salary alone will not lead to better or more highly profitable workers alone. This is why compensation planning is important and why pay should have some connection between performance and compensation. This is why the human resources department should consider many monetary and non-monetary factors when considering how to properly compensate and motivate employees (Dessler, 2013).
The challenges of an organization can influence the performance of an organization from a satisfaction with pay (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2016, p. 296). The employee salary within an organization is a huge cause for turnover of employees (p. 296). First, the topic of employee salary is of great importance for the current and potential workforce (Lee & Lin, 2014, p. 1577). In addition, employees that have the perception on receiving lower compensation that others within their market will lack in performance and have a desire to leave the organization (p. 1577). In retrospect, the regular evaluation of compensation within the organization is vital to the reduction of employee turnover (p. 1577).
Within this business report, I have analyzed three different employee compensation strategies that I feel could be well executed within our organization. Employee compensation is key to
With the constant change in today’s business world, to have a competitive advantage makes it difficult for employers to attract and retain the most talented employees. Identifying the company’s compensation strategy ensures the organization offers the right pay and manages the pay increases to retain top talents. When we hear the word compensation we think about compensating an employee for their work performed, but there
A well-articulated compensation philosophy drives organizational success by aligning pay and other rewards with business strategy. It provides the foundation for plan design and administration and anchors current and future plans to the company's culture and values (Kaplan, 2006, p.32). Recognizing and rewarding achievement is the cornerstone of the company A’s compensation philosophy. The mission of the company is to attract, select, place and promote all individuals based on their qualifications. The company believes that performance-based compensation helps attract, develop and retain talented professionals. In addition to base pay which based upon local market conditions and targeted to be above market, the company provides the following types of potential compensation to reward performance:
According to all the facts we have on the Fit Stop, we chose that the best suitable organizational performance pay plan for employees would be employee stock plans which are a plan through which employees acquire shares in the Fit Stop. We have chosen the three main employee stock plans i.e. employee stock bonus plan, employee share purchase plan and employee stock option plan. (Long, 2013)
Strategic pay plans require the involvement of numerous departments and decision makers, and the process of developing a redesigned compensation plan can take several months to develop. As the Human Resource Director, Holly Turner, benefits from including various team members in advancing a program that drives their desired results. While her department will lead with designing and implementing the plan, establishing corporate goals that meet client needs and expectations involves a variety of departments and executive level management. Human resources assess pay plans to determine if the organization is adequately compensating staff to remain competitive in retaining and recruiting talented individuals. Understanding that the organization
This paper will examine setting the stage for strategic compensation and bases for pay. There are three main goals of compensation departments: internal consistency, market competitiveness, and recognition of individual contributions. Internally consistent compensation systems define the relative value of each job among all jobs within a company. (Martocchio, pg. 22, 2011) With this system companies want employees to be paid more based on their qualifications and responsibilities. They believe someone with less experience should be paid differently. To determine such evaluation companies use job analysis in order to provide job descriptions. The job evaluation is to determine pay according to a particular position. Market-competitive
To obtain the desired education degree for the human resource career field, human resource management students must learn and complete various subjects during the education program as they would need to employ various skills in their practical life. Candidates studying the Human Resource Management discipline gain an insight into courses like Employee Compensation Management, Perspectives of Management Labor welfare, and Organizational Behavior (R. Palaciso, personal interview, 18 July 2010). The Employee Compensation Management course provides an analysis of the techniques and principles used to develop and instigate direct and indirect compensation programs and reward systems that are cost-effective. This course teaches students, as human resource, to attain and draw a highly
The success of companies in today's market place is a process that involves the way business practitioners manage its workers and the financial resources and structures. The management of employees, structures, and financial resources includes the development and establishment of effective compensation strategy. Actually, the lack of a sound compensation system has negative impacts on the company's ability to recruit and retain competent and best-qualified employees. Consequently, compensating workers represents an important practice of a company's human resource management (Martocchio, 2013). Wal-Mart is not only a cultural but also a business phenomenon that operates in a competitive environment that is very unique. The company has grown steadily since its inception to an extent that it has become the number one ranked firm on Fortune 500 for four consecutive years. The success of the company is attributed to sound business practices and strategies throughout the years. Currently, the firm has over 1.3 million employees in America, making it the largest employer in the United States. In addition to being the biggest corporation worldwide, Wal-Mart's ability to attract and retain qualified employees is based on its compensation strategy.
Most companies offer compensation plans to attract and retain the best employees resulting in high level of performance to make a strong and positive work environment. The largest expense for most companies in today’s competitive market, it’s the payroll and any other costs related to rewarding the employees. A well-structured compensation plan consists of, pay scale; how much they want to pay their employees and most important, what type of employees the company wants to attract? Reward programs (incentives and bonus pay), benefit packages (health insurance, 401k plans and paid time off), and company perks such as; wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and child care services. The company needs to be competitive both in the labor market
Salaries and wages in any organization play a prominent and important role in determining the outcome of the organizational performance. It is undoubtedly a double-edged weapon. It is one way to satisfy its growing
In today’s competitive workforce, compensation and benefit packages plays a crucial role on recruitment and retention for both the organization and the employee. Bumpbie finds itself in a situation where it could positively affect its employee’s morale, turnover rate and longevity; by making a strategic decision to implement compensation and benefit packages that will encourage current workers to stay and entice new applicants. Money is not always the inherent reason businesses experience high turnover rate, the constant shifting in the job market will always be a contributing factor as well as employee’s moral. Mayhew, R. (2016), explains that an “employee compensation plan” refers to all the components offered as well as the way in which they are paid, and the reason behind the employees getting the compensation case bonuses, salary increases and incentives. The fact that there are voluntary and mandatory benefits that organization provides to their employees give employees the freedom of choice, as well as the option to make the whether to stay with or leave an organization based on the benefits it provides. Variable Pay is also an option that some employers offer their employee which is performance based or results oriented. Whether it is profit sharing, merit based programs or incentive bonuses; it all comes down to which organization can provide employees with the compensation or benefits packages that best satisfy their needs.
Holland Enterprises is on a new strategic direction, to attract and retain the most talented employees and to reduce turn over. Human resource department has came up with a new compensation plan. In the propose compensation and benefits system plan , I will explain a new compensation plan for Holland Enterprises, also I will explain the components of the compensation and benefit system plan in order to attract and motivate employees to be productive . In order for the compensation and benefits system plan to be operational, the package should include a necessary level of compensations to fulfill basic needs, equity with the external labor market, equity within the organization (Henderson, 2006).
An incentive pay program can reward employees who continue to produce superior work or encourage employees who already produce good work to best. Sometimes, use an incentive system when employees are lack of enthusiasm of getting down to work and improving things. If everyone in the same job classification gets the same pay, there is no real incentive to do an outstanding job (French, 1990). Various incentive plans used to motivate all employees such as production staff, sales staff, administrative staff and managerial and professional staff on an individual basis. To be improved employee work performance, the incentive pay programs need to be fairly matched with the employees’ expectation. Properly designed and maintained incentive pay program has the potential to increase employees’ productivity and work performance.