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 Learning Objectives

Define Compensation Philosophy

Understand the Factors influencing Compensation Philosophy

Know the Development of Compensation Philosophy

To identify the factors considered in deciding the compensation

To know link between Compensation Philosophy and Compensation Policy

 Introduction

• A company’s compensation philosophy refers to the set of guiding principles that drive decision

making about compensation. In its compensation philosophy, the firm will spell out why it makes

the choices it does about how to pay employees. This philosophy differs from business to business,

but every company seeks to hire and retain the best talent, and it will express that sentiment in its

compensation philosophy. All companies with employees must determine how and what to pay

their workers and when to offer things like raises, bonuses and other incentives. Businesses of all

types tend not to do this haphazardly. Rather, they evolve what is called a compensation

philosophy. This is an actual plan for how employees are to be paid, when payments will rise, and

when bonuses are appropriate. Such a plan is often made available to employees, so they have a

sense of the organization’s philosophy and can thus determine their treatment by the

organization, as it relates to compensation, not just at present but also in the future.
Factors Influencing Compensation Philosophy

Some of the factors that influence compensation philosophy include present revenue of the company and expected profits

in the future, market value of the jobs for which the company is hiring, and degree of competitiveness in the types of jobs a

company offers. The way an organization views its employees and its responsibility to those employees’ factors into the

development of a compensation philosophy too. Essentially, many different elements may contribute to the way an

employer determines rate of pay, raises and bonuses. It may be easy to create a compensation philosophy in some fields.

For instance those that require rising levels of expertise and education usually have set rates, and they may have a salary

range that matches market value prices and that gives employees something to aim for. Hospitals, for example, can hire

employees of numerous types, and clearly compensation will be different for nurses than it is for doctors or janitors.
Factors Influencing Compensation Philosophy
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sincerity. Factors investment with known historical return
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rates is known as the expected return (RoR)
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Of Employees and Expected profit
Compensation
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situation while working.
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possible results by the likelihood that they
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business,
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regulations. price atthewhich
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quality and price of a company's goods and services is competitive auction environment is known as its
referred to as competitiveness. Additionally, in market value, or OMV. Despite the fact that these
business, competitiveness refers Competitiveness
to a company's phrases Markethave
Value different
of meanings under various
capacity to outperform its rivals in In terms
type ofofJobsales or standards and might have variations in some situations,
The job
customer loyalty as a result of the Company
quality, offers
price, or a market value is frequently used interchangeably with
combination of the two. open market value, fair value, and fair market value.
 Developing a Compensation Philosophy
A compensation philosophy lays out the guiding principles for a company
compensation policy. It serves as a mission statement of the company policy. Some important
questions to be raised before develop compensation Philosophy:

How does current compensation strategy support the goals of the organization?

Where does company sit regarding compensation in their industry and market?

Does company demonstrate fair, equitable, and competitive pay practices?

How do each employee’s talents link to the organizations goals?

These questions should be answered in a way that considers every person in the organization, from the

clerk or to the CEO. While employees’ compensation packages may 31 look completely different, the

compensation philosophy makes sure that the compensation packages are derived from the same set

of core values.
The following are tips for creating a lasting compensation philosophy:

Be as concise as possible. Company philosophy should be about two paragraphs in length.

Company to maintain an optimistic yet realistic tone.

Company should keep in mind that the organization has and will go through changes. Policy can
change, but remember, company compensation philosophy should weather these changes with
few adjustments.

Company should ensure that compensation philosophy reflects some of the values already listed
in your company’s mission statement.

Company should see attractive, flexible, and market based pay, competitive in recruiting and
retaining employees through high-quality compensation plans, or compensation program aligned
with shareholder interest.
Types of Compensation Philosophy

Usually, there are two types of philosophies of compensation rates/wage rates

including the productivity philosophy and purchasing power philosophy.
Productivity Philosophy: which is relates to high wages and low unit cost of
production which assumes.

• That the employers should provide the best possible tools, machines, goods
and buildings etc., while the management should apply the latest production
technique.
• That the production should increase without the uses of commensurate
physical efforts of employees while the unit cost of production should
decrease leading to lower prices of goods.
• That the market for goods should expand leading to enhanced sales volume
• That the part of resultant enhanced profits should be used to increase the
wages of the employees and remaining can be ploughed back in the business.
 Purchasing Power Philosophy: makes the
following propositions

• That the workers should be paid high wages because they form a large
proportion of the work force and are equipped with a higher propensity
to consume. It results in expansion of the economy’s purchasing power
supply.
• That effective demand for goods and services produced should enlarge
in each establishment.
• That productivity per worker should increase while the unit cost of
output should decrease leading to enhanced profits.
• That increased wages should be paid from this enhanced income to
average the cycle.
Compensation Philosophy to
Develop a Compensation
Policy
 Compensation Policy

 is a combnation of the philosophy and

practices a company adopts when
determining employee’s pay, rewards,
and benefits.
 it’s goal is not strictly dictate what or
how every employee should be paid.
Instead, it outlined specific policies and
make clear the approach and protocol
behind compensation structure, total
rewards, and statutory requirements.
If ‘Employee 1’ has a verbal agreement with their
manager that their overtime rate is ₱150 an hour
but ‘Employee 2’ has an overtime rate of ₱100 an
hour for the same work.
- Unfair pay
- Uneven pay
Once a company compensation philosophy is ready,
it will continue the process of developing a
compensation policy. A solid compensation policy
is the beginning of a well constructed, defensable
compensation program. The compensation policies
are guidelines for action.
 Following are steps in making Compenstion
policy more effective:
• Keep company compensation policy in format in
which other policies are written. This way it is
consistent with other company policies.
• Include language reflecting the company’s intent to
create equitable and fair pay practices, free from
discrimination.
• Company may want to consider asking key
stakeholders and the board to review policy’s
language.
• Request sign off on the policy by an executive such
as an CEO or president
Company compensation Policy
should include:
 Defining the market company will use for
external market comparison.
 Job evaluation
 A guide for administration of the
compensation program.
 Different types of compensation
 Minimum wages and salaries
 Methods of wage/salary payment
 Profit sharing and incentive plans
 Non monetary rewards
 Procedure of getting pay
 Clearly defined management responsibilities.
 Types of Compensation Policies

1. Merit Increases
2. The wage and salary structure
3. Pay for performance
Merit Increases - A compensation structure is the
strategy you use to determine how much employee in
your company is paid. It considers information like the
length of employment, industry minimums and
maximums, and merit.

The wage and salary structure – allows management

to reward performance and skills development while
controlling overall base salary cost by providing a cap on
range paid for particular jobs or locations.

Pay for performance – is similar to merit increase

because it’s based on employee performance
COMPENSATION APPROACHES
 Learning Objectives

➢ Define Compensation Approach

➢ Understand the Traditional and Total
Reward Approach of Compensation
➢ List 3 P’s Approach to Compensation
➢ Define Compensation Approach
A compensation approach is your company’s
strategy to compensating employees in terms of pay
and benefits. A strong compensation strategy is
required in order to attract and retain people who
have the appropriate knowledge, skills, aptitudes,
competencies and attitudes to get the job done.
➢  Types of compensation approach

TRADITIONAL
COMPENSATION TOTAL
REWARD
APPROACH
APPROACH
TRADITIONAL COMPENSATION APPROACH
For some organizations, a traditional
compensation approach makes sense and offers certain
advantages in specific competitive situations. It may be
more legally defensible, less complex, and viewed as
more “fair” by average and below average employees. It
reflects a logical, rational approach to compensating
employees.
 TRADITIONAL COMPENSATION APPROACH
➢ Objectives - to achieve both internal & external
equity
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
- Systematic process of
assessing the value of each
- External equity
job in relation to other jobs
through market
in the organization
analysi
- Results in a hierarchy of
jobs ranked in order of their
relative worth.
 TOTAL REWARD APPROACH
- The elements that make up a total rewards package
combine traditional and non-traditional offerings.
Some traditional offerings
include;
Base pay (either a salary or hourly wage rate)
Access to healthcare / health insurance
Dental and vision benefits
Retirement plans and/or contributions
Life insurance
Paid time off (PTO)
• Stock options (if applicable)
 TOTAL REWARD APPROACH
Non-traditional compensation package offerings include (but are not limited to):

Variable pay incentives (performance bonuses, profit sharing, etc.)

Company-sponsored training / Career development opportunities
Employee wellness / health and well-being programs
Workplace flexibility options / Work-life balance
Identity theft protection plans
Employee discount programs
• Employee assistance programs (short-term counseling, retirement
planning, etc.)
Differences between Traditional Compensation
Approach and Total Rewards Approach
Traditional Compensation Approach Total Rewards Approach

➢ Compensation is primarily base pay ➢ Variables pay is added to base pay.

➢ Bonuses/perks are for executives only ➢ Annual/long-term incentives are provided to all

➢ Fixed benefits are tied to long tenure ➢ Flexible and portable benefits are offered

L➢ Pay grade progression is based on ➢ Knowledge/ skill-based broad band’s

organizational promotion
➢ Organizational wide standard pay plan exists ➢ Multiple plans, consider job family,
location and business units
 3 P’s Approach to Compensation Management
There are 3P approach of
developing a compensation policy
centered on the fundamentals of
paying for Position, Person and
Performance. This approaches helps
to establish guidelines for an
equitable grading structure,
determine capability requirements
and creation of short and long-term
incentive plans..
Person Position Performance
 PAYING FOR POSITION

• Developing an equitable grading

structure

• Create a reference salary structure

• Leverage compensation cost with

market survey information
 PAYING FOR PERSON

• Determine competency
requirements and employee
capabilities
• Pay individuals based on their
competency match with position
• Identify and pay market premium
for compentency in short supply in
market
 PAYING FOR PERFORMANCE

• Design annual bunos and

incentive plan that motivate
staff.
• Shift from merit salary increases
to variable pay
• Create long term reward plans
stock option, deferred
compensation and phantom
THE
END
 MOCNEPASNIOT YLOCPI

 is a combnation of the philosophy and

practices a company adopts when
determining employee’s pay, rewards,
and benefits.
 COMPENSATION POLICY

 is a combnation of the philosophy and

practices a company adopts when
determining employee’s pay, rewards,
and benefits.
 3 P’s Approach to Compensation Management

NOSPRE TOIPONSI

FERPMCEORAN
 3 P’s Approach to Compensation Management

PERSON POSITION

PERFORMANCE
 OTLTA ARDWRE PPACHRAO

- package combine traditional and non-

traditional offerings.
 TOTAL REWARD APPROACH

- package combine traditional and non-

traditional offerings.
 ➢  MOCNEPASNIOT PPACHRAO

- is your company’s strategy to

compensating employees in terms of
pay and benefits.
 ➢  Compensation Approach

- is your company’s strategy to

compensating employees in terms of
pay and benefits.
RATIDNIOTLAN MOCNEPASNIOT PPACHRAO

an approach makes sense and offers certain

advantages in specific competitive situations. It
may be more legally defensible, less complex,
and viewed as more “fair” by average and
below average employees. It reflects a logical,
rational approach to compensating employees.
TRADITIONAL COMPENSATION APPROACH

an approach makes sense and offers certain

advantages in specific competitive situations. It
may be more legally defensible, less complex,
and viewed as more “fair” by average and
below average employees. It reflects a logical,
rational approach to compensating employees.