Compensation Strategy and Planning

Creating Plans that Support Your Organization’s Pay Philosophy

The success of any organization depends on its employees’ continued productivity and performance, while also staying within budgetary parameters. A compensation strategy is paramount to that success. Important components of compensation strategy include determining a company’s pay philosophy, and how to measure goals.

Companies utilizing effective compensation strategies can:

Attract & retain valuable employees
Assure fair & internally equitable pay levels
Utilize financial incentives to motivate performance improvement
Optimally manage compensation costs
Comply with applicable legal requirements

Strategies that fulfill all of the above outcomes are considered effective compensation plans. Effective compensation plans are vital to the success of every organization; employee compensation is a major part of an organization’s budget, so pay plans directly affect the bottom line.

An effective compensation plan provides a framework within which managers can make well-informed pay decisions that support the hiring, retention, and motivation of their employees. Pay plans may be comprehensive and broad-based, or they may apply to specific job groups, such as executives or sales staff. They may apply solely to base pay, or they may incorporate variable cash compensation (e.g., bonuses, commissions) and other compensation elements, such as benefits or long-term capital accumulation vehicles. CompAnalysis can help you customize a plan that fits your specific needs.