Compensation
InterClean is entering a new strategic target and upper management has asked for a proposed compensation plan purposely for the new sales team. Recommendations for the new compensation plan will be submitted to the human resource department manager for endorsement. The foundation of the new compensation plan was developed after reviewing the job analysis, training program, and performance management plan. The plan includes a description of the prepared proposal and the explanation of an effective pay system. The three parts of a total rewards package to encourage employees to achieve highest performance is implemented in this strategic plan. The compensation plan also illustrates the designed benefits and incentive programs for the mutual advantage to the employee and employer.
Pay Structure
Compensation is the benefits from the employer to the employees for achieving the company’s objectives. According to the author of Managing Human Resources, compensation includes direct cash payments, indirect payments in the form of employee benefits, and incentives to motivate employees to strive for higher levels of productivity (Cascio, 2005). This compensation plan consists of a pay structure, benefits, and incentive programs. The pay system and benefits can be modified as the job requirements change. New incentive programs can be developed and implemented to motivate high performance. Prominent compensation and benefits systems attract and retain high performance staff.
An effective pay and incentive system is developed with four main factors such as updated job descriptions, job evaluation method, pay surveys, and pay structure (Cascio, 2005). Assigning a dollar value to jobs can be established by using the point method that develops the pay grades from the least amount to the greatest amount. The point method connects the job with the pay structure. After identifying and surveying the average pay in the labor markets and
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