T3: Internal Alignment - determining the pay structure

Question 1

What is Internal Alignment? (def)

Answer 1

Internal alignment refers to pay relations among different jobs or skills in the company.

Question 2

IMPT - The r/s that for a pay structure for IA should…(3)

Answer 2

• support the org strategy
• Support the work flow
• Motivate behaviour towards org objectives

Question 3

What is Pay structure?

Answer 3

Pay structures refers to the array of pay rates for diff work or skills within an org.

Question 4

IMPT- An internal pay structure can be defined by…(3)

Answer 4

1. No. of levels of work
2. Pay differentials between the levels
3. Criteria used to determine those levels and credentials

Question 5

IMPT- What is 1. Number of Levels

Answer 5

• pay structure is hierarchical, based on no. of levels and reporting r/s
• Some more hierarchical multiple levels, some more compressed w few levels

Question 6

IMPT- What is 2. Differentials

Answer 6

• The pay diff among levels

- Intention of differentials is to motivate ppl to strive for promotion to a higher-paying level

Question 7

IMPT- What is 3. Criteria (Content and Value)

Answer 7

• content refers to the work performed in a job and how it gets done
• value refers to the worth of the work; its relative contribution to the org objectives

Question 8

Jobs ranked w structure based on content are based on:

Answer 8

• skills required
• complexity of tasks
• problem-solving
• responsibility

Question 9

What are the two structures (from this thingy idk)

Answer 9

Job-based structure relies on the work content

Person-based structure shifts the focus to the employee

Question 10

IMPT- External Factors

the four external factors are…

Answer 10

1. Economic pressures
2. Government policies, laws and regulations
3. Stakeholders
4. Cultures and customs

(EGSC)

Question 11

IMPT- Organizational Factors

what are the 6 Org factors?

Answer 11

Strategy
Technology
Human Capital
HR Policy
Employee Acceptane
Cost Implications

(STHHEC)

Question 12

IMPT- The two Strategic choices in Designing Internal Structures are..

Answer 12

1. Egalitarian - fewer levels, small pay differentials

2. Hierarchical - Many levels, large pay differentials