P1 Unit 6 Compensation Strategy

A compensation strategy is one of the many human resources (HR) tools that organizations use to manage their employees. For an organization to receive its money’s worth and motivate and retain their skilled employees, it needs to ensure that their compensation system is not an island by itself. Not only is it important for an organization to link compensation to its overall goals and strategies, it is important that its compensation system aligns with its HR strategy. Let’s face it, if an organization is not paying its skilled employees what they are worth or at least the industry average, the chances are they will find an organization that will pay them for their talents.
A lot of organizations plan and manage their pay system by default.