{"title":"The Renaissance and Refashioning of Skills-Based Pay for the 2020s: Learning From the UK","authors":"Duncan Brown, Michael Armstrong","doi":"10.1177/08863687241257978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687241257978","url":null,"abstract":"Skill-based pay (SBP) has had a long but chequered history. However, interest in it has intensified recently in the UK, largely as a result of labour shortages and increasing and often unsatisfied demands for skills, which prevailing market-driven approaches to compensation have failed to address. It has become evident that SBP can provide a useful means of supporting organisations to attract, retain, develop and engage the increasing numbers and range of skilled people they need to grow and succeed. In this article we describe the current context within which SBP is being developed; review the historical development of the approach and then illustrate the increasingly varied range of methods now being taken to how SBP is being applied in the UK; and draw some tentative conclusions from our analysis for SBP’s practical application, along with implications for future research.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"101 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141821813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sabbatical Leave in the Private Sector: An Employee Benefit That Can Be a Cost Saver","authors":"John B. White","doi":"10.1177/08863687241259860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687241259860","url":null,"abstract":"Sabbatical leave is a benefit that is commonly associated with higher education but is rarely found in the private sector. The benefits that a sabbatical provides a professor, the opportunity to “recharge and refresh” and return to their responsibilities reinvigorated, would also apply to businesses offering this benefit. In light of the recent COVID disruption, employee claims of “burn-out” and the subsequent resignations of many workers, employee retention is a serious issue for many firms. Search and hiring costs are significant. This study examines the benefits to the firm of offering sabbaticals to their employees. It also provides a framework for businesses to compare search and hiring costs with the costs of a sabbatical program. The numerical example provided demonstrates that avoiding the costs associated with a search could fund an 8-week sabbatical for an employee.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"60 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141338450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pay for Results, the Person, or the Job?","authors":"Robert J. Greene","doi":"10.1177/08863687241253478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687241253478","url":null,"abstract":"Organizations must decide the basis upon which they compensate workers. Rewards may be based on results, the capabilities the person brings to the organization, or the job held. The nature of the work performed and what is required to motivate the person to perform the work still have an impact on how rewards are determined. Sales personnel are most often rewarded for making sales, professional/technical personnel are rewarded based on their knowledge and trades, and production personnel are most often compensated for possessing specific, work-related skills. Although all employees may be assigned roles/jobs, what they are paid for will be a function of the nature of the work and of the contribution its completion makes to the organization’s performance. Rewards management strategies should fit the work and the organizational context.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"75 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141114322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rae Mark S. Zantua, Mendiola Teng‐Calleja, Jaimee Felice Caringal-Go
{"title":"The Role of Affective Commitment in Rewards Management: An Example From a Collectivist Country","authors":"Rae Mark S. Zantua, Mendiola Teng‐Calleja, Jaimee Felice Caringal-Go","doi":"10.1177/08863687241237029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687241237029","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined how affective commitment influences the relationships among rewards management, organization justice, and turnover intent in a collectivist country. Data were gathered from 154 Filipino employees through an online survey. Moderated mediation using Haye’s PROCESS model was used for analysis. Results revealed that rewards management significantly predicts organization justice. Turnover intent was also directly predicted by rewards management and its relationship with rewards management was partially mediated by organization justice. Affective commitment significantly moderates the relationship between organization justice, rewards management, and turnover intent. Findings of this research contribute to both knowledge and organization practice by illustrating how turnover intent is reduced through effective and equitable management of rewards especially among employees with low levels of affective commitment to work organizations in a collectivist society.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"94 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140079779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Further Exploring Pay Transparency and Communication: An Introduction to the Second of Two Special Issues on the Topic of Pay Transparency","authors":"Mark James, Phil Bryant","doi":"10.1177/08863687241235738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687241235738","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"76 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140267210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pay Transparency Causing Major Impacts in Reward Strategies: New Research from Reward Leaders","authors":"Tom McMullen, Josh Dahle","doi":"10.1177/08863687241234860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687241234860","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the results of a global Korn Ferry survey that assessed pay transparency-related market practices. Despite increased attention and pressure from internal and external stakeholders, organizations are still in the early stages of implementing pay transparency strategies. Organizations plan to overhaul their reward communication strategies, with manager training and employee education as the primary focus areas. Managers play a critical role as the first line of communication with employees on their team, and organizations recognize that a significant upskilling effort will be needed to enable them to communicate effectively about pay decisions and avoid unintended consequences. The authors provide considerations for organizations moving toward more transparent pay practices, including clarifying a pay transparency strategy, assessing their current practices, improving compensation programs, aligning their leaders and developing effective rewards communications strategies.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"28 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140449915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management in Times of Crisis: A Qualitative Exploration of the Great Resignation from a Social Exchange Perspective","authors":"Heidi Batiste","doi":"10.1177/08863687231221854","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687231221854","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the driving forces of the Great Resignation in an effort to inform human resource management strategy in modern-day workplaces—particularly in times of crisis or unrest. This paper provides a summary of the state of the post-pandemic workforce through the lens of relevant management theories. Further, it presents a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with participants who resigned from a job between April 2021 and March 2023. The interviews uncovered the experiences of participants, what led to their decision to quit and the motivators for selecting a new job. The analysis revealed five major themes including (1) a toxic work environment, (2) COVID-19 pandemic-specific effects, (3) burnout, (4) lacking work–life balance and (5) compensation. A major finding of this study was that there was not one primary reason for employees’ decision to resign. Rather, it was an apparent interaction of these themes that led to the decision. A thematic model was created to guide the direction of future research and to assist organizational leaders and practitioners with organizing and prioritizing human resource management interventions during times of crisis.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"44 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139390580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bridging a Gap in the Workers' Compensation System: A Scale Development and Validation of an Employee Workers' Compensation Experience Scale","authors":"Steven Haynes","doi":"10.1177/08863687231225257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687231225257","url":null,"abstract":"When accidents occur, employees rely on the workers' compensation system to provide continuing wages and medical benefits. This study addresses a fundamental workers’ compensation gap—the lack of an Employee Workers’ Compensation Experience (EWCE) scale. While current metrics monitor direct costs, they often overlook the psycho-social impacts on employees. The study introduces a structured EWCE scale that encompasses dimensions of claim communication, psychological and emotional impacts, and uncertainty regarding the claim outcome. The EWCE scales relevance is emphasized by its ability to predict turnover intentions, burnout, and obligations to come to work sick outcomes. Discriminate, convergent, and predictive validity tests corroborate the scales' effectiveness. These findings allow employers, policymakers, and researchers to create a safer, more inclusive work environment by measuring and monitoring workers' compensation claim outcomes. This scale bridges the critical knowledge gap and offers an analytical tool to enhance workers' compensation policies and outcomes.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139144702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Procedural Pay Transparency, Motivational Climate, and Employee Outcomes","authors":"Aino Tenhiälä, D. J. Chung, Tae-Youn Park","doi":"10.1177/08863687231216135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687231216135","url":null,"abstract":"As most previous research on pay transparency focused on individual- or organizational-level dynamics, we have limited understanding of the impact of pay transparency on culture or climate within an organization. This study investigates how procedural pay transparency is associated with the motivational climate in work units within organizations. One might argue that, in the presence of pay transparency, employees may further engage in social comparisons to learn about how they are doing relative to their peers, which leads to an increased performance climate, where success is defined based on relative performance. However, the findings from this study suggest that procedural pay transparency is positively associated with mastery climate instead, that is, a work unit climate where success is defined based on learning, growth, and effort. Furthermore, the results suggest that procedural pay transparency is meaningfully related to sorting and motivational effects through its impact on mastery climate.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"201 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139254454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamics of Employee Resource Groups: Leader Experiences Driving Mutual Benefits for Employees and Employers","authors":"Steven D. Schlachter, Skylar Rolf, T. Welbourne","doi":"10.1177/08863687231192179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08863687231192179","url":null,"abstract":"Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which bring together employees with shared identity or purpose, have been expanding around the globe. ERGs can be a recruiting and retention tool, providing member benefits of career growth, developing friends and providing expanded purpose at work. Given their popularity, they are of interest for researchers. Thus, we conducted a study focused on the ERG leader experience overall and the benefits to employees and employers offered by ERGs. We did this by conducting in-depth interviews with ten ERG leaders in three different organisations. Our work uncovered five ERG topics (or emergent themes) discussed by the interviewees: (1) ERG structure and leadership, (2) Multi-faceted purpose of ERGs, (3) Moving from ERGs to business resource groups (BRGs), (4) Leader time management and (5) Organisational support for ERGs. Additionally, we propose avenues for future research and suggest new work focused on the mutual benefits of ERGs for both individuals and organisations.","PeriodicalId":314819,"journal":{"name":"Compensation & Benefits Review","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116776360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}