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Page 1: Business & Management Methods of Payment How a firms method of paying their workers can influence motivation

Business & ManagementBusiness & Management

Methods of PaymentMethods of Payment

How a firms method of paying How a firms method of paying their workers can influence their workers can influence

motivation.motivation.

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Common Pay SchemesCommon Pay Schemes

A flat rateA flat rate

Piece ratePiece rate

Time rateTime rate

BonusBonus

CommissionCommission

Profit-relatedProfit-related

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Time-rate (flat rate) SchemesTime-rate (flat rate) Schemes

The employee receives a basic rate of pay The employee receives a basic rate of pay per time period that they work (i.e. per per time period that they work (i.e. per hour or per week).hour or per week).

NotNot related to output or productivity related to output or productivity

Employee is usually eligible for overtime Employee is usually eligible for overtime payments if the agreed number of hours payments if the agreed number of hours per week is exceeded.per week is exceeded.

Effect on motivation?Effect on motivation?

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Piece-rate SchemesPiece-rate Schemes

Employees are paid Employees are paid per unit they produceper unit they produce

Care has to be taken Care has to be taken to ensure that quality to ensure that quality is not compromised.is not compromised.

Effect on motivation?Effect on motivation?

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CommissionCommission

The employee The employee receives a percentage receives a percentage of the value of goods of the value of goods that they sell in a that they sell in a period of time.period of time.

Common pay scheme Common pay scheme for sales people.for sales people.

Effect on motivation?Effect on motivation?

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Performance Related Pay Performance Related Pay (PRP)(PRP)

Employees are paid Employees are paid according to their according to their personal performancepersonal performance

Often linked to targets Often linked to targets setset

Common for Common for managerial and managerial and professional workers.professional workers.

Effect on motivation?Effect on motivation?

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Profit SharingProfit Sharing

Employees are paid a Employees are paid a share of the profits share of the profits each year.each year.

The better the The better the company performs, company performs, the more the the more the employee earnsemployee earns

Can have a negative Can have a negative effect if the firm effect if the firm makes a lossmakes a loss

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Share Ownership (Share option)Share Ownership (Share option)

Employees receive a part of each month’s Employees receive a part of each month’s salary in the form of shares, normally at salary in the form of shares, normally at less than the current market rate.less than the current market rate.

They have the option of selling their They have the option of selling their shares (for a higher or lower price shares (for a higher or lower price depending on the value of them) after a depending on the value of them) after a certain period of time.certain period of time.

Common for senior managers and Common for senior managers and directors.directors.

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The Fringe benefitsThe Fringe benefits

Firms often add “perks” to the various payment Firms often add “perks” to the various payment schemes including: health insurance; pension schemes including: health insurance; pension schemes; company cars; etc.schemes; company cars; etc.Does everyone want the benefit?Does everyone want the benefit?The total package of pay plus fringe benefits is The total package of pay plus fringe benefits is known as the known as the remunerationremuneration package. package.