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WAGES
Rule 22 (2) of the Minimum Wages (central) Rules defines "wages" as under Wages shall mean all remuneration payable to an employed person on the fulfillment of the contract employment and includes HRA. It excludes (i) The value of rent free accommodation, supply of light, water, medical ..... (ii) Contributions paid by the employer towards the PF or any scheme of social insurance (iii) Traveling allowance / Traveling concession (iv) Gratuity The wages may consists of
(i) a basic rate of wages and special allowance called the cost of living allowance (ii) a basic rate with or without cost of living allowance plus any concession on the supply of essential commodities.
MINIMUM WAGES: FIXED BY GOVERNMENT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE COST OF LIVING THIS IS THE WAGE WHICH MUST PROVIDE NOT ONLY FOR BARE SUSTENANCE OF LIFE BUT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF EFFICIENCY OF THE WORKER- GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON WAGES(1948) FAIR WAGES: FIXED BY EMPLOYER DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF : PRODUCTIVITY OF LABOUR PREVAILING WAGE RATES IN SIMILAR JOBS LEVEL OF NATIONAL INCOME AND ITS DISTRIBUTION PLACE OF INDUSTRY IN THE ECONOMY THE EMPLOYERS CAPACITY TO PAY
LIVING WAGE: HIGHEST AMONG THE THREE MUST PROVIDE BASIC AMENITIES OF LIFE AND SOCIAL NEEDS LIKE MEDICAL, EDUCATION, ETC.
COMPENSATION FACTORS
Compensation management is about a range of interconnected processes that aim through both financial and non-financial means to address what employees value in the employment relationship . The various factors affecting the compensation and Wages are:
INTERNAL FACTORS
Organizational Values
Flexibility Responding to Changes
Motivation Oriented Competence Based Performance Appraisal Organization Grade Structure Job Evaluation Relative size of Jobs Non Financial Benefits Employee benefits Trade Unions
EXTERNAL FACTORS:
Cost of Living & General needs of people employed Demand & Supply of Human Talent Market Standards Industry Trends State Legislations
In the Innovative employee reward system the features varies from industry to industry. But the common features are
1. Performance Appraisal System :
Performance appraisal system is not only a direct projector of performance by an individual during the year but accounts for so many other parameters
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Company commitment : If management commitment is not there , then innovative systems will never come into existence. Business simulations if available may be tried to work out the nearest possible results.
Minimizing the Bias factor : Bias factor is a stigma on innovative practices. You can not eliminate this but by minimizing the bias factor , one can achieve the objective of innovative system. Availability of resources : For implementation of any system one has to have resources for the same.. If resources are not available the morale which you want to improve will not be as much possible as you desire to be.
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