A Pay Model

Compensation Discussion board

Reading is chapter two

Unit 2 Discussion Topic 1

Topic 1: A Pay Model

Employees differ in terms of what motivates them most. Aspects of pay, or total compensation, which motivate younger workers might differ from what motivates older workers, for example. Companies can motivate employees best when they are aware of what best motivates their particular employees.

In addition to this week’s reading, visit the Library or use your favorite search engine and search for the following: determining a motivating salary. Learn about pay and salary issues that can contribute to employee motivation. Please relate anything useful from the article as it relates to this discussion.

Describe an organization that you were or are currently employed with in terms of total compensation and relational returns. Explain how this combination of total compensation and relational returns did, or did not, help the organization succeed.