11 Establishing

Strategic Pay Plans

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 Learning Objectives

11-1. List the basic factors determining pay

rates.
11-2. Define and give an
4- example of how

to conduct a job evaluation.

11-3. Explain in detail how to establish a
market-competitive pay plan.

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 Learning Objectives

11-4. Explain how to price managerial and

professional jobs.
11-5. Explain the difference
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competency-based and traditional pay.
11-6. Describe the importance of total
rewards for improving employee
engagement
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 I.
List the basic factors
determining pay
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rates.

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 Basic Factors in
Determining Pay Rates

Employee Compensation
1. Direct 4-

2. Indirect

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Aligning Total Rewards with Strategy

• Aligned Reward Strategy - is creating a

compensation package that produces the
employee behaviors the firm needs to
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achieve its competitive strategy.

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 Equity and Its Impact on Pay Rates

• Equity Theory of Motivation - is once a

person perceives an inequity a tension or
drive will develop that motivates him or her
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to reduce the tension and perceived
inequity.

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Equity and its Impact on Pay Rates

Type of Equity
1. External
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2. Internal
3. Individual
4. Procedural

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 Pay Polices

• Seniority-based
• Performance 4-

• Other pay policies

• Geography

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 II.
Define and give an example
of how to conduct
4- a job
evaluation.

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JOB EVALUATION METHODS
Job Evaluation
methods

Qualitative/ Quantitative/
Subjective Objective

Job Ranking
Factor Comparision
Job Classification/
Point method
Grading

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Job Evaluation Methods
Job Evaluation
methods

Qualitative/ 4- Quantitative/
Subjective Objective

Job Ranking Point method

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 Job Evaluation Methods

• Market-Base
• Job Evaluation 4-

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 Compensable Factors

• Compensable Factors- a fundamental,

compensable element of a job, such as
skill, effort, responsibility, and working
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conditions.

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 Preparing for the Job
Evaluation

1. Identify the Need

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2. Get Employees Cooperation
3. Choose Evaluation Committee
4. Perform the Evaluation

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 Job Evaluation Methods:
Ranking
1. Obtain job information
2. Select and group jobs
3. Select compensable factors
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4. Rank jobs
5. Combine ratings
6. Compare current pay with what others are
paying based on salary surveys
7. Assign a new pay scale
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Job Evaluation Methods: Ranking

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 Job Evaluation Methods:
Point Method

• Point Method - a job evaluation method

in which a number4- of compensable
factors are identified and then the
degree to which each of these factors
is present on the job is determined .

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 III.
Explain in detail how to
establish a market-
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competitive pay plan.

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 How to Create a Market-
Competitive Pay Plan

1. Choose Benchmark Jobs

2. Select Compensable Factors
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3. Assign Weights to Compensable
Factors
4. Convert Percentages to Points for
Each Factor

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Creating a Market-Competitive
Pay Plan continued

5. Define Each Factor’s Degrees

6. Determine For Each Factor Its
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Factor Degrees’ Points
7. Review Job Descriptions and Job
Specifications
8. Evaluate the Jobs

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 Creating a Market-Competitive
Pay Plan continued
9. Draw the Current (Internal) Wage Curve
10. Conduct a Market Analysis: Salary
Survey 4-

11. Draw the Market (External) Wage Curve

12. Compare and Adjust Current and Market
Rates for Jobs

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Creating a Market-Competitive
Pay Plan continued

13. Develop Pay Grades

14. Establish Rate Ranges
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15. Address Remaining Job
16. Correct Out-of-Line Rates
o Underpaid / Red circle

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 IV.
Explain how to price
managerial 4-and
professional jobs.

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Pricing Managerial and
Professional Jobs

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 What Determines Executive Pay

1. Job Complexity
2. The Employer’s Ability to Pay
3. The Executive’s Human
4- Capital

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 Compensating Executives

1. Base Pay
2. Short-term Incentives
3. Long-term incentives
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4. Executive Benefits and Perks

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