MHR 749 Midterm: MHR749 Midterm Notes - Ch 6

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 749
• Professor: Margaret Yap

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Skill-based pay structures: link pay to the depth or breadth of the skills, abilities and knowledge a person acquires that are relevant to the work. Specialist: depth e(cid:454): teacher"s pa(cid:455) structures the more knowledge they acquire, the more effective and more flexible they are, thus, the more they are paid. Generalist/ multi-skill-based: breadth pay increases come with certification of new skills, rather than with job assig(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts; e(cid:454): as (cid:449)ith teachers, ee"s i(cid:374) a (cid:373)ulti-skill system earn pay increases by acquiring new knowledge specific to a range of related jobs. Purpose of the skill-based structure: supports the strategy and objectives the skills on which the structure is based, supports workflow can more easily match people to a changing workflow. Is fair to ee"s ee"s like the potential of higher pay that comes with learning: motivates behaviour toward org. objectives person-based plans have the potential to clarify new standards and behavioural expectations; more responsibility is taken, less supervision req.