Remuneration
Remuneration
Remuneration
Remuneration in other terms also called as Employee Compensation which an employee receives in return for his or her contribution to the organization. For employer too remuneration is important because of contribution to the cost of production.
External Factors
Demand Supply Cost of living Bargaining power of unions Labor rates Condition of product market Comparative wage Government policy Society
Classification of Remuneration
COMPENSATION
Financial
Non financial
Direct
Indirect
Incentives
Fringe Benefits
Perquisites
Perquisites Includes Company car, Club membership, Paid holidays, furnished house, stock options, etc. these are provided to retain the employees.
Non Monetary Benefits includes challenging jobs, responsibilities, recognition of merit, growth prospects, comfortable working, job sharing, flexi time etc.
Job description
Helps to define and weigh compensable factors eg skills, experience, effort
Job evaluation
To establish relative worth of jobs
Job hierarchy
Established by aggregating all points assigned to the compensable factors Higher point total is higher hierarchy
Pricing jobs
Establishing the appropriate level for each job Grouping the different pay levels into pay grades
Comp is usually used in a more negative sense. That is: If you have been injured in an accident the other person will "compensate you for your loss." If you have to work overtime you will be compensate for the inconvenience. Remuneration is used in a more positive manner. You will be given suitable remuneration for your hard work. Suitably qualified applicants will be remunerated accordingly. Compensation= Cash payments only - salaries, bonus, variable pay
Wages
Hourly payment depending upon type of task, productivity, skills, capabilities to the workers. A wage policy offers certain guidelines for determining a wage structure. The term wage structure refers to various pay scales showing rages of pay within each grade. Three important elements of wage policy in India need to be elaborated here
Minimum wage: Wage sufficient to sustain and preserve the efficiency of the worker and offer basic amenities of life
Fair wage: It is above the minimum wage but below the living wage. It is fixed, taking into account factors such as the productivity of labour, prevailing wage rates, level of national income and its distribution, the employers capacity to pay etc. Living wage: This is the highest amount of wages proposed by the government, offering basic amenities of life and satisfying the social needs of worker.