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C4: Base Pay Administration and Pay for Performance

Base Pay Administration and Pay for Performance

Design a Fair and Competitive Plan

This course provides an in-depth discussion of the principles, design, implementation and evaluation of an employee base pay program. Exercises will show how to design a pay program that is fair, competitive and supportive of an organization’s compensation strategy.

  • Identify the relationship between an employee total rewards program and an organization’s business strategy.
  • Discuss the design of base pay programs and necessary considerations.
  • Discover what it takes to implement and deliver base pay.
  • Examine pay for performance merit pay systems including development, utilization and costing.
  • Address the effectiveness and efficiency of pay programs through monitoring and evaluation.
  • Discern how and when HR should be involved in mergers and acquisitions
What You Will Learn  |  Test Your Knowledge  |  More Info  |  Who Should Register   |  How to Register
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What You Will Learn  

Role of Base Pay in Total Rewards

  • The total rewards model
  • The total rewards design process
  • Introduction to base pay
  • Job evaluation methods
  • Job worth hierarchy

Designing Base Pay Structures

  • Base pay structure
  • Building a base pay structure
  • Pay structure design considerations
  • Pay structure design
  • Broadbands

Practical Applications of Base Pay Structure Design

  • Exercise 1 — Market pricing approach
  • Discussion exercise 2 — Point factor approach
  • Discussion exercise 3 — Integrating market data into point factor

Base Pay Implementation and Delivery

  • Pay approaches
  • Job-based pay
  • Differentials
  • Pay actions
  • Communicating pay actions
  • New hire pay rates

Pay for Performance and Salary Budgeting

  • Pay for performance
  • Compensation strategy and philosophy
  • Principles of merit pay programs
  • The base pay investment
  • Merit increase guidelines
  • Components of market-based salary budget

Administering and Evaluating Base Pay Programs

  • Monitoring pay levels
  • Compression
  • Maintaining pay structures
  • Base pay program review and audit

Mergers, Acquisitions and Base Compensation

  • HR involvement
  • Key priorities for HR in the process
  • HR participation on teams
  • Integrating compensation plans
  • Communicating compensation changes
Who Should Register  
This course is intended for emerging compensation practitioners with limited experience in developing pay structures. Knowledge of basic mathematical concepts such as mean, median, weighted average, compa-ratio, percentiles and calculating percents is recommended, as well as an understanding of the concept of regression analysis.
 
How to Register  
 
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 Course Credits
CCP: Required
GRP: Required
Recertification: 2 course, .5 Exam
CEUs: 1.5 Course, .3 Exam
CPEs: 16
CPT: 12 points
PHR/SPHR/GPHR recertification hours: 16 (classroom)
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Please note: If you are purchasing an exam option, you must schedule and complete the computer-based exam within 120 days from the first day of a live instructor-led class or from date of purchase for all self-paced learning packages. Your eligibility expires after 120 days; however, 30-day exam extensions are available for a $150 USD fee when purchased before the original access expires. It is recommended that you complete your exam in a timely manner as exams may be updated without notification. Instructions for scheduling your computer-based exam will be provided at purchase. Learn more at www.worldatwork.org/cbt. Self-study materials and all e-learning product purchases are nonreturnable.

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Certification Exam: C4/GR4
Certification Paths
Certified Compensation Professional
Global Remuneration Professional
This is a required exam to obtain a CCP and GRP.
 
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