Compensation and Benefits For Empolyees
Compensation and Benefits For Empolyees
Compensation and Benefits For Empolyees
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Indian Banking industry had experienced tremendous growth, technological
improvement and stiff competition among the banks. Banks used telecommunication and
information technology to improve their services with automated teller machine, internet
banking, mobile banking, debit and credit cards and other form of services. Recent trends in
banking industry have led to the changes of bank management style resulting in more
qualified professionals to enter the banking industry. Nevertheless, bank employees need to
maintain their excellent performance standard in such competitive working environment via
career satisfaction.
Objective of the Study: The aim of study is to analyze the effect of Compensation and
benefits on employee’s performance in Banking industry with reference to State Bank of India
and AXIS banks at Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.
To understand various Compensation and benefits factors play crucial role for bringing
employee performance among the employees of private and public banks.
This study provides a guideline for necessary Compensation structure requires improving
employee performance in banking sector.
Method of the Study: As people are the most important resource and greatest expense of any
service organizations. In terms of Indian context, the concern over compensation & benefits
is gradually becoming a common talk. However, about 85% of performance problems reside
in the work environment of the organizations. It is an empirical method based on both
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primary and secondary data. A random sampling technique was adopted to select the sample
respondents. Respondents for the study are selected from State Bank of India and Axis Bank
companies. Among 700 employees nearly 30% of the employees working in the Banking
companies are selected as per random method. Accordingly 200 employees were selected
from both the banking companies.
This research work will help the public and private sectors for better understand the
expectations of employees for their survival and success in providing better compensation &
benefits. This research work also helps in different industries at managing and improving
their functioning by providing good compensation scale in the work place.
Conclusion: The aim of the present study is to investigate the Standardization of
compensation and benefits among employees of banking sector. It is not a single factor which
determines the job performance in banking employees’. Factors like work overload, benefits,
ambiguity, pressure, confliction etc. are responsible for job performance. Compensation &
benefits has become leading feature of modern life. It has wide-ranging effects on employees’
behavior and adjustments as well as off the job. A substantial portion of organization
research involves the study of Compensation & benefits among employees.
INTRODUCTION
Indian Banking industry had experienced tremendous growth, technological
improvement and stiff competition among the banks. Banks used telecommunication and
information technology to improve their services with automated teller machine, internet
banking, mobile banking, debit and credit cards and other form of services. Recent trends in
banking industry have led to the changes of bank management style resulting in more
qualified professionals to enter the banking industry. Nevertheless, bank employees need to
maintain their excellent performance standard in such competitive working environment via
career satisfaction.
In relation to employee performance, Compensation and benefits practices were
perceived as influencing factor. Compensation and other benefits is a component of putting
people and organization together to ensure the individual and organizational goals and targets
are met. One of the main objectives of Compensation is to enhance the performance
contribution of individuals towards the organization in a more ethical and responsible
manner. There are several other practices in an organization which commonly used to
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improve the employee performance. They are training and development, performance
management, job analysis, employee and employer relations, recruitment or selection. In the
present study compensation and benefit were selected as the predictors of Employee
Performance owing to the fact that they were perceived as innovative practices (Blazovich,
2013).
This research attempts to study the Compensation and benefits of Bank employees
where he/she can get job satisfaction and sustain in their career as Banking Professional by
accepting the factors associated with it. The co- existence of Public Sector and Private Sector
Banking Institutions has become demand of the time and the role of Bank employees is
inevitable in shaping of the future of the Institution and the Country being service Industry.
Hence, the study is carried out with the Bank employees belonging to Public Sector and
Private Sector Banking Companies of Guntur District. Accordingly the Banking Industry
which is one Industry that determines the country’s economy should develop the desired
environment for the Bank employees to enhance their job satisfaction.
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Gerhart, B., Milkovich, G.T., & Murray, B. (1992). Pay, performance, and participation. In D. Lewin, O. Mitchell, & P. Sherer (Eds.),
Research Frontiers in Industrial Relations, pp. 193-238. Madison, WI: Industrial Relations Research Association.
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Compensation & Benefits
The compensation and benefits processes belong to most important HR Processes,
which are critical for the organization and modern HR organization. The compensation and
benefits is about managing the personnel expenses budget, setting the performance standards,
setting the transparent compensation policies and introducing the competitive benefits for
employees. The organization with effective compensation and benefits drives its personnel
costs, manages the performance of employees and rewards the extraordinary performance.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Syed and Yah (20122) defined compensation and benefits as a package that includes
pay, rewards, bonuses, commissions, annual leaves, recognitions, flexible working hours,
medical coverage and etc.
Blazovich (20133) found that the absences of recognition and compensation system
are potential causes for low career satisfaction.
Riska et al. (20154) studied the relationship between compensation and organization
performance in a certain industry and discovered that there is a positive relationship between
the two variables. They further went on to suggest that, in the talent force-dependant
industries, compensations and benefits are significant to attract and retain skillful talents.
Companies should offer compensation plans with appropriate appraisals and training and
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Syed, N., Yah, L. (2012), Impact of high performance human resource management practices on employee career satisfaction: Empirical
analysis. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, 4(2), 318-342
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Blazovich, J.L. (2013), Team identity and performance – Based compensation effects on performance. Team Performance Management:
An International Journal, 19(3), 153-184.
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Riska, E., Aaltonen, L., Kentala, E. (2015), Young Specialists’ Career Choices and Work Expectations. International Perspectives on
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150.
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development as a combination package for high performance employees to increase their
career satisfaction.
Tu et al. (20165) found that increment in salary had a great impact on employee
turnover rate and that the impact is greater on high performers. High-performing workers
who are offered tremendous increment in their salary have lower tendency to leave the
organization. Coupled with equitable promotion opportunities and adequate compensation, it
is viewed as a strong predictor of career satisfaction and able to curb turnover rate in one
industry.
The aim of study is to analyze the effect of Compensation and benefits on employee’s
performance in Banking industry with reference to State Bank of India and AXIS
banks at Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.
To understand various Compensation and benefits factors play crucial role for
bringing employee performance among the employees of private and public banks.
This study provides a guideline for necessary Compensation structure requires
improving employee performance in banking sector.
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Tu, Y., Lu, X., Yu, Y. (2016), Supervisors’ ethical leadership and employee job satisfaction: Asocial cognitive perspective. Journal of
Happiness Studies J Happiness Studies, 1-17
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HYPOTHESIS OF PRESENT STUDY
In line with the objectives stated above, the following hypotheses were formulated
and tested for the purpose of the study.
H1: There is no significant difference between the performance of employees regarding
Compensation and benefits provided by the management
H2: There is no significant difference between the influencing factors of employees in their
Compensation and benefits
METHODOLOGY OF STUDY
Research Design
In pursuance of the above mentioned objectives and hypotheses, the following
methodology was adopted for the study. It is an empirical method based on both primary and
secondary data. The first objective of the study was pursued by the collection and analysis of
data from secondary sources whereas all the other objectives have been achieved by
collection and analysis of primary data.
Sample Design
A random sampling technique was adopted to select the sample respondents.
Respondents for the study are selected from State Bank of India and Axis Bank companies.
Among 700 employees 30% of the employees are working in the Banking companies are
selected as per random method. Accordingly 200 employees were selected from both banking
companies.
Data Collection
The primary data was collected by conducting interviews with the selected employees
in the various branches in Guntur district by using a structured interview schedule. The
schedule consisted of few variables under the factors pertaining to Compensation and
benefits. The researcher had developed a five point rating scale namely ‘Strongly Disagree’ -
1, ‘Disagree’ - 2, ‘Neutral’ - 3, ‘Agree’ - 4 and ‘Strongly Agree’ - 5 for rating the answers to
the questions. The respondents were asked to give information on the five point rating scale.
Before the commencement of interview, a sample schedule was given to each
respondent and a brief explanation (in English or Telugu) regarding the study was given to
them. Each question/item in the schedule was asked by the interviewer to the respondent
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employees. Care was taken to give sufficient time to the employees to think over and answer
the questions. The respondents were encouraged to express their opinions and suggestions
freely and frankly. Before the interview, the respondents were given an assurance that it was
an independent and unbiased study and that their responses and opinions would not be
disclosed to anyone so as to enable them to be frank, lucid and fearless in expressing
opinions. The respondents were interviewed taking into account their time and availability
and after obtaining permission from their employers.
LIMITATIONS OF STUDY
Despite the fact that very reliable results that may also be generalized have been arrived
at, the researcher would like to point out some unavoidable limitations that have entered into
the study. They are stated below:
1. For measuring compensation & benefits five point factors have been considered.
There may be other factors having impact on job performance which are not
considered for this study.
2. More variables could have been included in the tentatively selected independent
variable to make it more conclusive.
3. A comparison of the compensation & benefits among selected banking companies
have not been made since any standard index of compensation & benefits have not
been available
4. In some branch offices limited number of non-managerial employees was present
comparatively to managerial employees.
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Table 2.1: DATA ANALYSIS DEPICTS PERCENTAGE RESULTS BASED ON
EMPOLYEES OPINIONS:
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Strongly
Neutral
Agree
Agree
S.NO Compensation & Benefits Attributes
1 Adequate and fair compensation for work I do 28.5 40.5 19 7.5 4.5
2 Satisfied with health plan option 17 36.5 39 3.5 4
3 Satisfied with life insurance benefit 58 32 10 0 0
4 Satisfied with retirement plan benefit 11 30.5 45.5 10.5 2.5
Satisfied with number of days of vacations, sick
5 41 40 15 4 0
& personal leaves
6 Overall, satisfaction with my paid time off 34.5 39.5 18.5 7.5 0
Satisfied with my expenses reimbursement
7 31 32 20 11 6
option
Organization does a good job of linking rewards
8 28 26 32 8 6
to job performance
Sources: Primary Data
Table 2.1 explains the result values using ‘simple percentage technique’ considering
frequency of opinions of respondents regarding various considerable attributes of
Compensation & benefits in the selected units of banking industry. The results exhibits that
‘Adequate and fair compensation for work they do’ is only 40.5% of them agreed is opinion
by employees in the selected units, 39% of respondents opined as Agree towards ‘Satisfied
with health plan option, whereas life insurance benefit is provided at 58% of they strongly
agree. 45.5% of respondent’s share that retirement plan benefit is neutrally agreed, 41% of
respondents strongly agree that they are Satisfied with number of days of vacations, sick &
personal leaves, 39.5% of respondents agree that they have Overall, satisfaction with their
paid time off is provided in their respective organizations, 32% of respondents said that they
are agree with satisfaction on expenses reimbursement option. 32% of respondents said that
they have Neutral satisfaction on with satisfaction on Organization linking rewards to job
performance.
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Table 2.2 shows the result of Mean, standard deviation, variance standard deviation,
population standard deviation, p-value. This standard deviation statistical tool is used to
analyze overall respondents of selected units for the study and to analyze the significant
relationship among respondents about different attributes. The result shown here is 0.317 and
it says as per standards there was significant relation on compensation benefits & satisfaction
of employees followed by management of both selected banking units for the study.
Compensation and benefits of the sectors under study shows that most of the employees
expressed their satisfaction for the benefits provided by the management from their respective
organizations. Majority of respondents said that their compensation structure is motivating at
Agreeable level. Regarding basic pay and additional benefits most of the respondents
expressed their considerable satisfaction only. Compensation benefits like basic pay is fairly
compensating for work they do, Satisfied with health plan option, life insurance benefit,
retirement plan benefit, number of days of vacations, sick & personal leaves, Overall
satisfaction with my paid time off, expenses reimbursement option and Organization does a
good job of linking rewards to job performance and so on are provided by selected units for
the study is satisfied to Agreeable level is shared by respondents.
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From the table 2.2 it is inferred that data has been analyzed using techniques like co-
relation coefficient and variances among respondents in banking companies. The result shows
regarding Compensation and benefits provided by the companies selected of the study in
banking sector. Most of the respondent’s views are positives for determinants like fairly
compensating for work they do, Satisfied with health plan option, life insurance benefit,
retirement plan benefit, number of days of vacations, sick & personal leaves, Overall
satisfaction with my paid time off, expenses reimbursement option. But from the result table
it inferred that job of linking rewards to job performance is not at all provided by
management in their branches. It is also understood that variance opinions among employees
in both companies are less significant difference only.
TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS
Having made a sagacious effort to study the role of Compensation & benefits with
special reference to ‘‘SBI & AXIS Banks”, the hypothesis formulated have been tested and
proved.
H2: There is no significant difference between the influencing factors of employees in their
Compensation and benefits
Regarding Performance of employees, it is found that the influencing performance
factors of compensation & benefits are affected and is proved to be true of SBI & AXIS bank
branches in selected areas under study and factors of performance linking rewards to job
performance. Using 95% significance level, the result of T-calculated was 3.23 and T-
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Tabulated at 60 degrees of freedom is 2.00. Since T- calculated is greater than T-tabulated,
we accept the null hypothesis and reject the alternative hypothesis.
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bonus or bonus pools, should include an adjustment for current and future risks related to the
underlying performance and should take into account the cost of the capital employed and the
liquidity required.
CONCLUSION
The aim of the present study is to investigate the Standardization of compensation and
benefits among employees of banking sector. It is not a single factor which determines the
job performance in banking employees’. Factors like work overload, benefits, ambiguity,
pressure, confliction etc. are responsible for job performance. Compensation & benefits has
become leading feature of modern life. It has wide-ranging effects on employees’ behavior
and adjustments as well as off the job. A substantial portion of organization research involves
the study of Compensation & benefits among employees. A large number of problems related
to employee satisfaction, declining levels of performance and competence is related to lack of
appropriate compensation & benefits0. Maximizing Job Performance in the future would be
part of company policy and be seen as an imperative strategy to target better employee
satisfaction. Job of linking rewards to job performance is not provided by bank management
in selected units which also effects employee’s performance in time management system, as
majority of respondents opined that they have not satisfied for retirement plan benefit which
results to dissatisfaction among employees.
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