Matthew Hutson 09-13-2008 Professor Miclot Phase 3 Individual Project The principle of comparable worth also known as sex equality and pay equality‚ is easily defined as “the principle that men and women should be compensated equally for work requiring comparable skills‚ responsibilities‚ and effort.” (britanica.com). Comparable worth has been an issue of debate since it was introduced in the 1970s by people looking to counter act the inequities of pay for occupations typically held by men and
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Comparable Worth I see comparable worth as an illegitimate device that derails the labor from achieving fulfillment from their employment. I believe the person would always worry about their job performance; the use of fear as a motivator is inappropriate and detrimental to production and morale which I feel could affect safety as well. One could argue that if a person does their job well that they should have nothing to fear at time of review. Again this is a problem‚ the evaluator is human
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Comparable Worth Glenn Reid Empire State College Race‚ Class and Gender According to The Free Legal Dictionary Comparable Worth is the idea that men and women should receive equal pay when they perform work that involves comparable skills and responsibility or that is of comparable worth to the employer; also known as pay equity. Many jobs are segregated by sex. For example‚ approximately 80 percent of all office secretaries are female‚ and approximately 99 percent of all construction
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does the opposite of these things. What is a strategic compensation strategy? Simply stated‚ it is the compensation of employees in ways that enhance motivation and growth‚ while at the same time aligning their efforts with the objectives‚ philosophies‚ and culture of the organization (Bohlander &Snell‚ 2010. Compensation includes all forms of pay and rewards received by employees for the performance of their job. Employees desire compensation systems that they perceive as being fair and commensurate
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Business Research Report Compensation Strategies Assessment Code: RWT1 Student Name: Student ID: Date: Mentor Name: Table of Contents Executive Summary This report will look at 3 different compensation systems that our company can develop and roll out within our company for our employees and future employees. Compensation is one of the most important and rewarding factors for our employees. Employees rely on their compensation to pay their rent or mortgage‚ food for their
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Group 3: Final Paper HRMD 640 – Job Analysis & Compensation Jennifer Kreller Charlene Litzsey LeDonna Marine-Nichols Nicholas Peabody Grace Powell April 23‚ 2011 Instructor: Arthur Graziano Throughout the course of this semester‚ compensation systems and methods have been evaluated to determine how the compensation processes are utilized to attract and retain employees. Compensation is not only a monetary benefit‚ but also includes indirect benefits
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3.2.3) Analysis Compensation strategy: Strategic Compensation Decisions Every Business Must Make Pay can either be an asset or a liability to a company. Stated another way‚ it can either drive growth or hinder it– fuel performance or diminish it. Is that placing too big a burden on compensation to produce results? I don’t think so. In fact‚ my experience and observation has been that most businesses don’t set high enough expectations for their rewards programs. The evidence is they don’t involve
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Compensation and Benefits Strategies Recommendations HRM-531 December 16‚ 2013 Karin M.L. Wagner Compensation and Benefits Strategies Recommendations A strategic plan for employee compensation determines how much you want to pay employees and what type of employees you want to attract. Your compensation plan entails a variety of aspects including pay scales‚ reward programs‚ benefits packages and company perks. A successful strategic compensation plan allows your business to compete in the market
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Introduction In an organization the compensation strategies and practices are very important to the employees. Based on our group discussion and researches‚ we had found that the different author use different definition to interpret the meaning of compensation strategies and practices. The successful compensation practices depend on a organization ability to develop and implement systematic training program (Mello 2002; Lundy and Cowling 1996: Martocchio 2009). Compensation is total of all the rewards provided
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Compensation and Benefits Strategy Landslide Limousine (LL)‚ a small business in Austin‚ Texas‚ hired Atwood and Allen Consulting (AAC) to conduct a market evaluation and provide recommendations for the following: a position in the market‚ a compensation structure‚ a total compensation and benefits strategy‚ and performance incentives and merit-based pay to recognize and engage employees. This will help to identify applicable laws related to pay and benefits. This paper includes citations from
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