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Management,
4th ed.
Gary Dessler
2006 Prentice Hall
Compensating Employees
Ch 7
Pay Factors
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Union
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Incentive Plans
Individual incentive programs give
performance-based pay to individual
employees who meet their individual
performance standards
Variable pay refers to group pay plans
that tie payments to productivity
Incentive Plans
Piecework - Pay is tied directly to what
the worker produces
Incentive Plans
Stock option - the right to purchase a
specific number of shares of company
stock at a specific price during a
period of time
Recognized-Based Awards
Studies show that recognition has a
positive impact on performance, either
alone or in conjunction with financial
rewards
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Incentive Plans
Merit pay, (merit
raise) - any salary
increase awarded to
an employee based
on his or her
individual
performance
Incentive Plans
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP),
a corporation contributes shares of its
own stockor cash to be used to
purchase such stockto a trust
established to purchase shares of the
firms stock for employees
Incentive Plans
Gainsharing plans - want to encourage
improved employee productivity by
sharing resulting financial gains with
employees
Scanlon Plan
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Philosophy of Cooperation
Identity
Competence
Involvement System
Sharing of Benefits Formula
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Employee Benefits
Benefits - defined as all the indirect
monetary and non-monetary payments
an employee receives for continuing
to work for the company
Insurance Benefits
Workers Compensation aimed at
providing sure, prompt income and
medical benefits to work-related
accident victims or their dependents
Insurance Benefits
COBRA Comprehensive Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act requires
most employers to make available to
terminated employees continued
health benefits for a period
Retirement Benefits
Social Security
Retirement benefits
Death benefits
Disability payments
Pension Plans
Defined Benefit pension plan contains a
formula for determining retirement
benefits so that the actual benefits to
be received are defined ahead of time
Pension Plans
Defined Contribution plan specifies what
contribution the employer will make to
a retirement or savings fund set up for
the employee
Employee Leasing
Leasing firm becomes the legal
employer and handles all employeerelated paperwork