4. Total Rewards Flashcards
____________ should include the qualifications that are required to complete the job.
They should not focus on the qualifications of incumbents currently in the role, qualifications that are nice to have but not necessary, or job tasks that are not performed regularly.
Job Evaluation
- Standard: Total Rewards - Compensation and Benefits standard #2
- Location: Course - Total Rewards, Lesson - Ensuring Job Equity
Ranking, rating, and point factoring are three approaches to ______ _________
Job evaluation
- Standard: Total Rewards - Compensation and Benefits standard #2
- Location: Course - Total Rewards, Lesson - Ensuring Job Equity
____________ concern people’s beliefs about whether intelligence/abilities are fixed or maileable.
Believing they are maileable is correlated with growth and improvement in people’s performance.
Dweck’s Theories of Intelligence
________________ is an easy method of job evaluation to implement and inexpensive. It is an option that is often best suited to small organizations.
Ranking
Compensation Study Steps
A compensation study first requires updated job descriptions.
Job evaluation is conducted using those job descriptions, followed by market analysis, and finally, making any necessary changes to pay policies or structures.
- Standard: Total Rewards - Compensation and Benefits standard #2
- Location: Course - Total Rewards, Lesson - Ensuring Job Equity
Hygiene Factors
According to Hezberg’s two-factor model (also known as Motivation-Hygiene Theory), hygiene factors include things like:
Job security
Working conditions
Interpersonal Relations
Hygiene factors don’t lead directly to job satisfaction, but the absence of these factors leads to job dissatisfaction.
- Standard: Total Rewards - Work-Life Integration standard #1
- Location: Course - Total Rewards, Lessons - Employee Motivation and Engagement
Secondary Interventions
Interventions that focus on changing the effects of stressors proactively.
They include muscle relaxation techniues, mediation, and other strategies that put the onus on the employee.
- Standard: Toward Rewards - Work-Life Integration standard #1
- Location: Course - Total Rewards, Lesson - Employee Motivation and Engagement
all the financial & experiential incentives, rewards, & benefits provided to employees as part of their employment journey.
(ie: Bonus/Life Insurance/ Health Insurance/Wellness Program/Work-life Integration/ Employee Assistance Program/ Professional Development/ PTO/ Career Opportunities/ Base Salary/ Non-cash Reward/ Compensation/Recognition/ Benefits)
Total Rewards
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
2 What are Total Rewards?
refers to all offerings in your compensation can be broken down into two major categories: compensation & benefits.
Total Compensation
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
2.1 Types of Compensation
Total compensation can be broken down into two major categories:
1) Compensation
2) Benefits
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2.1 Types of Compensation
Compensation comprises of:
Base Pay
Variable Pay
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2.1 Types of Compensation
fixed amount of cash compensation an employee received in exchange for work performed.
It tends to reflect the value of hte work rather than individual contributions.
It is guaranteed.
Base Pay
(fixed pay)
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2 What are Total Rewards?
varies based on quality of performance or quantity of contributions.
Not guaranteed
Payment is typically tied to the level of performance or results.
Variable Pay
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
2.1 Types of Compensation
A salary differential would be considered what type of compensation?
A. Base Pay
B. Variable Pay
C. Discretionary Benefit
D. Legally Required Benefit
A. Base Pay
A differential would be considered base pay because it reflects the value of the work rather than the quality of performance or quantity of contributions.
In this case, the value of the work is determined based on additonal competencies needed to perform the work, additional duties added to the work, or some other change in circumstances or working conditions.
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
2.2 Quiz: Types of Compensation
What is an example of discretionary benefits? (Select all that apply)
A. Workers’ compensation
B. Paid time off
C. Performance Incentive
D. Life Insurance
B. Paid time off
D. Life Insurance
Benefits like paid time off & life insurance are generally provided at hte discretion of the employer.
Discretionary benefits are an area where human capital leaders can get creative. Certain unique perks are potentially low cost but may be just as meaningful to employees as cash rewards, if not more so.
Worker’s compensation (A) is a legally required benefit & performance incentive (C) are a type of variable pay.
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
2.2 Quiz: Types of Compensation
an area where human capital leaders can be creative & strategic.
Discretionary Benefits
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
3 Creative Benefits
Discretionary Benefit Examples
- Health & Wellness
- Paid Time Off
- Financial Assistance
- Family Support
- Learning & Professional Development
- Workplace Amenities
- Insurance & Protections
- Flexibility
- Discounts & Reimbursements
- Assistance with Chores
- Giving & Service
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
3 Creative Benefits
which of your current benefits do employees currently use?
Current Utilization Rates
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4 Assessing Employees’ Needs and Prefernces
are employees aware of all the benefits & perks they receive?
Employee Awareness
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4 Assessing Employees’ Needs and Prefernces
how satisfied are employees with the benefits they receive?
Employee satisfaction
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4 Assessing Employees’ Needs and Prefernces
what do your utilization, awareness, and/or satisfaction results look like when they’re disaggregted by employee groups such as: age group / gender / department/team building / parental status
Employee Characteristics
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
4 Assessing Employees’ Needs and Prefernces
Communicating your employer brand should address the following:
- Goals - How can your communication support your goals?
- Key Messages - What you say & how you say it matters. What are your key messages for each audience?
- Target Audiences - Who are your target audiences for communciations & engagement? this can be internal & external stakeholders.
- Tactics - What tactics will you use for communications & engagement? How & when will you execute them?
- Channels - What communication channels are available to you? Which channels are best to reach your target audience?
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Lesson: Communicating Total Rewards
5 Communicating Total Rewards
The legal environment is shaped by the following:
- Federal, state, & local legislation
- Executive orders
- Developing interpretations as established through case law
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
2 Legal & Regulatory Issues in Compensation
4 Areas of the law that impact compensaton systems
1) Protections against discrimination - Laws governed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
2) Wages - Fair Labor Standards Act
3) Collective Bargaining - National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
4) Compensation Benchmarking - Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
2 Legal & Regulatory Issues in Compensation
a group of federal laws that protect employees & job applicants against discrimination in employment decisions including compensation.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
Includes all payments made to, or on the behalf of, an employee as remuneration for employment.
Compensation
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
these make it illegal to limit the employment opportunities of a protected class.
EEO Laws
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
determines whether jobs are substantially equal
Job Content
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
Factors examined to determine whether jobs are substantially equal
(Job Evaluation)
- Skill
- Effort
- Responsibility
- Working Conditions
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
- Seniority
- Performane Quality
- Differences in quality or quantity of production
- Other factors (shift differentials, education, training, ability, revenue production, market factors)
Affirmative Defenses
(Differences in pay are permissible when based on affirmative defenses)
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
Characteristics of a bona fide system:
- Was not adopted with discrininatory intent
- Is based on predetermined criteria
- Has been communicated to employees
- Has been applied consistently & even-handedly applied
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
This act impacts the timeline for filing a complaint for discriminatroy compensation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, ADEA, and ADA.
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
3 Protections Against Discrimination: EEO Laws
enforced by the Wage & Hour Divsion of the US Department of Labor, estabilishes standards related to:
* Minimum Wage
* Overtime Pay
* Recordkeeping requirements
* Youth employement
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
4 Laws Governing Wages: FLSA
Employees who are not subject to the FLSA provisions for minimum wage & overtime
These employees generally must:
* Meet certain tests regarding their job duties.
* Be paid at least $684/week on a slary basis.
Expempt Employee
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
4 Laws Governing Wages: FLSA
Employees who are entitled to overtime pay and must be paid at least the federal minimum wage.
This includes most employees who do not have administrative or decision-making responsibilities (such as school secretaries, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, & maintenance personnel)
Nonexempt Employee
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
4 Laws Governing Wages: FLSA
DOL Exemptions
- Exectutive Exemption
- Administrative Exemption
- Professional Exemption
- Computer Professionals
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
4 Laws Governing Wages: FLSA
The lowest hourly wage that a covered nonexempt employee may be paid for all hours worked as mandated by federal or state law.
Minimum Wage
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
4 Laws Governing Wages: FLSA
Common Mistakes Related to FLSA
- Misclassifying employees
- Overlooking or encouraging off the clock work
- Inaccurate record keeping
- Improperly deducting tie for breaks
- Confusion over state vs. federal regulations
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
4.3 FLSA: Common Mistakes and Summary
this guarantees the rights of most private sector employees to:
* organize
* join unions
* collectively bargain
* refarin from any of these activities
National Labor Relations Act
(NLRA)
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
5 Collective Bargaining: NLRA
Area of law tht impacts compensation in the area of: Protections against discrimination
- protected classes
- disparate treatment
- disparate/adverse impact
- four-fiths rule
Laws governed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
8 Summary and Next Steps
Area of law tht impacts compensation in the area of: Wages
- exempt & nonexempt classifications
- minimum wage
- overtime
- compensable time
- notification
- record keeping
- youth employment
Fair Labor Standards Act
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
8 Summary and Next Steps
Area of law tht impacts compensation in the area of: Collective Bargaining
- National Labor Relations Board
- Applictaions for public & private schools
National Labor Relations Act
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
8 Summary and Next Steps
Area of law tht impacts compensation in the area of: Compensation Benchmarking
- implcations for sharing data or making significant business decisions
Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890
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Lesson: The Legal Side of Compensation
8 Summary and Next Steps
requires that men & women in the same workplace be givein equal pay for equal work
All forms of pay are covered by this law:
* Salary
* Overtime Pay
* Bonuses
* Life Insurance
* Vacation & Holiday Pay
* Benefits
Equal Pay Act
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Lesson: Ensuring Job Equity
2 Foundations of Pay Equity