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According to the conference Board of Canada, the most commonly used retention strategy used is:. Profit-sharing or gain sharing. Cash bonus or incentive. Team based incentives. Praise. Direct compensation includes:. Dental plan and life insurance. Flexible work hours.
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According to the conference Board of Canada, the most commonly used retention strategy used is: • Profit-sharing or gain sharing. • Cash bonus or incentive. • Team based incentives. • Praise.
Direct compensation includes: • Dental plan and life insurance. • Flexible work hours. • Wages, salaries, incentives, bonuses and commissions. • Day care and fitness centers.
Indirect compensation includes: • Bonuses. • Dental plans and life insurance. • Flexible work hours. • All of the above. • B and C only.
Pay for performance is: • Easy to design. • Being used less frequently. • A method of differentiating pay for average performers and high performer's. • Frequently used for theatrical performers.
According to your textbook, pay is equitable when: • People are paid the same for similar jobs. • Men and women are paid the same. • Executives are not paid more than 100 times the salary of the shop floor worker. • Compensation is perceived to be equal to the value of the work performed.
Internal factors that influence wage rates include: • The employer's compensation strategy. • The perceived worth of the job. • Employee’s relative worth. • Employer's ability and willingness to pay. • All the above.
External factors that influence wage rates include: • Other employees’ perception of the value of the job. • The supervisors’ evaluation of the worth of the job. • Area wage rates. • None of the above.
According to the conference Board of Canada compensation planning outlook, salary increases for non-unionized employees from 1996 to 2004 were: • Lower than for unionized employees • Lower than inflation. • A and B. • Higher than unionized employees and inflation
The five compensable factors used in a factor comparison system are: • Skill, education, experience, motivation, and performance. • Skill, mental effort, physical effort, responsibility, and working conditions. • Budget, number of employees, level of responsibility, politics, and market. • Family connections, sex, ethnic origin, disability, and religion.
Current attempts to control the spiraling cost of employee benefits include: • Requiring employees to pay some portion of the cost of benefits. • Involving employees in assessing the value of benefits. • Increasing deductibles and implementing caps. • All of the above.