Columbus Custom Carpentry is a relatively small family-owned business that was started in 1946. The organization is rooted in the Midwest area of the country and focuses mainly on the production of antique and custom contemporary style doorwork. The organization currently has four locations and employs 135 employees. Even though the company operates in a niche market, Columbus Custom Carpentry has experienced great success resulting in annual sales of 15 million dollars. The organization is composed of several different departments, which are grouped into four different units. These units are administration, marketing, manufacturing and warehousing. Columbus Custom Carpentry has numerous problems dealing with internal and external compensation equity. The following team research conducted will examine identified human resource management issues dealing with topics such as pay equity, turnover rates, market pricing, and pay structure. The research will offer …show more content…
When making compensation decisions, whether it is internal or external, comparisons must be considered. However, employers must carefully balance pay structures, because internal and external comparisons may not converge. Therefore, employers may differ in the way they place priorities on internal and/or external comparison data when they are developing pay structures.
Also, diversity seems to be an issue as well. The company currently has 135 employees (94 males and 41 females; 115 white; 14 black; and 6 others). Salaries are top heavy, in that top management’s salaries are extremely high compared to the lower level employees. There are no job descriptions for any management positions. Therefore, job descriptions need to be written, and supervisory training should be provided as well, so managers will be more efficient and effective in managing their staff, which in-turn will reduce the turnover rate which has increased each year for the past three
Susan's initial thought of compensation is to match what her competitors are doing. By matching the compensation systems of organizations, she will be operating in the same pool of applicants as her competitors.
carefully planned out and considered, the total closure or failure of the organization could be at hand in the near future. In our modern age, employers know that salary is not the only factor that should be considered and that salary alone will not lead to better or more highly profitable workers alone. This is why compensation planning is important and why pay should have some connection between performance and compensation. This is why the human resources department should consider many monetary and non-monetary factors when considering how to properly compensate and motivate employees (Dessler, 2013).
Staffing has always been considered as the foundation for organizations' growth, development, survival, and competitive advantage. A successful staffing process may require effective advance preparation and planning in order to address support services required to advance organizational goals and workforce planning. Having read through the company's (Tanglewood) overview and job descriptions for the various positions, I think this topic offers an opportunity to explore some of the theoretical aspects of staffing organizations model in recommending some effective and efficient ways of employing the best personnel to fulfill the company's goals. The staffing plan or model to be used for this company is intended to monitor and control human capital
Patrick Downes and Daejeong Choi discuss pay dispersion and how it affects individual employees. They have shown that pay dispersion can be seen negatively for some and for others it can be seen as a positive. For publicly traded
Columbus Custom Carpentry (CCC), a family-owned company founded in 1964, operates in a niche market that produces semi-custom doors for the residential market. The company has taken the non traditional approach of not competing with mass manufactures, nor selling their products through popular market stores. The company finds their success and profitability through the development of various jigs and specific tools that aid them in the production of replacing antique-styled doors for the restoration market. They also have a relevant source of business in a line of contemporary doors that have a more distinct and dynamic style than someone would find from mass-market competitors. The company’s tools and systems that are used to
This paper will examine setting the stage for strategic compensation and bases for pay. There are three main goals of compensation departments: internal consistency, market competitiveness, and recognition of individual contributions. Internally consistent compensation systems define the relative value of each job among all jobs within a company. (Martocchio, pg. 22, 2011) With this system companies want employees to be paid more based on their qualifications and responsibilities. They believe someone with less experience should be paid differently. To determine such evaluation companies use job analysis in order to provide job descriptions. The job evaluation is to determine pay according to a particular position. Market-competitive
MGT 431 - Human Resource Management content helped facilitate the analysis, development and preparation for weekly assignments and the final presentation. The topic of staffing was discussed during the class and covered in the reading. The discussion included how to evaluate staffing practices and selection tools for effectiveness and legal compliance. This helped the team determine which member was appropriate for each role. This topic will also help the team during the
Lattice systems grant several advantages for an organization looking to prosper from diversified talent. However, it creates complicated parameters on how an employee should be compensated when a framework is not present for guidance. Mayhem (2012) presented Gore’s acknowledgement of the complexity when he stated “it’s unrealistic for people to set their own salaries” (para 3). Gore’s alternative was to compensate based on annual peer reviews. Although companies should consider peer reviews during an employee evaluation, the associates should not be in control of the compensation of others. If a company uses this approach it can cause skewed evaluations with various ratings due to personal differences. Vinson (1996) highlighted this point by bringing up a concern with conflicted opinions and asking the question, “who decides who is right?” (para. 11). As a professional and employee, I prefer to have a clear
The current growth of Designs by Kate’s (DBK) business model is not sustainable for a future success of the company. In order to maintain, respectively improve its performance and thusly its position within the direct sales industry, it is essential that Kate Creevey realizes, how important the monetary reward for the sales representatives is. Therefore it is recommended that the compensation structure as a motivational tool should be changed in order to guarantee maximizing the key financial objectives, which can predominantly be defined as further volume growth. Sales growth is driven by two factors: in the first place by the number of sales representatives and secondly, by their increased productivity, when they become team leaders.
Even though they were growing fast, they faced few problems which include staffing and decrease in sales. Staffing has become a major issue in the company, since there were locations that have buildings but no employees. This problem in hiring the right employees that meets criteria of the
One of the important aspects of business management is having a proper compensation system. Compensation ensures that the staff of the company obtains the results of their efforts. Compensation is a cost to the enterprise and, therefore, a proper remuneration model must demonstrate its ability to produce returns. Also, since compensation is what the employees get in exchange for their services, the type used must be one that will motivate the employees (Belcourt & McBey, 2015). Henderson printing company is a mid-level company. Therefore, it requires a very critical remuneration system that will help it to survive. This memo explores the compensation models that Henderson printing operates as well as suggests the necessary changes.
Some organizations are unwilling to show their reward systems and pay policies (Lawler, 1995). Many Human Resources professionals believe gender pay gaps to be resolvable through the monitoring of pay levels and communication (Report on Salary Surveys).Greater pay transparency has been a great benefit to the board, employees and managers as they now know what is happening across the business and they are able to confidently justify their actions (Commission Policy Report).All market-related supplements are recorded and reviewed separately from basic salary to ensure openness and transparency. Regular research market rates within the various labor markets in which they operate is undertaken improving transparency would also help to improve talent development, as employees would be able to see what they could earn if they wanted to move to another division and upgrade their skill set. (Commission Policy Report).
Staffing has been an important aspect in all types of organizations’ development. More and more companies have noticed a good staffing plan could increase productivity and reduce operation costs in terms of lower turnover rate and transition costs. Good staffing could be able to minimize cost in order to maximize profit, because it could assist the company to stay more competitive within the industry. According to the definition by Dr. Green, “staff is the process of identifying work requirements within an organization; determining the number of people and the skills necessary to do the work; and recruiting, selecting and promoting the qualified candidates. It is the selection process of
In today’s competitive workforce, compensation and benefit packages plays a crucial role on recruitment and retention for both the organization and the employee. Bumpbie finds itself in a situation where it could positively affect its employee’s morale, turnover rate and longevity; by making a strategic decision to implement compensation and benefit packages that will encourage current workers to stay and entice new applicants. Money is not always the inherent reason businesses experience high turnover rate, the constant shifting in the job market will always be a contributing factor as well as employee’s moral. Mayhew, R. (2016), explains that an “employee compensation plan” refers to all the components offered as well as the way in which they are paid, and the reason behind the employees getting the compensation case bonuses, salary increases and incentives. The fact that there are voluntary and mandatory benefits that organization provides to their employees give employees the freedom of choice, as well as the option to make the whether to stay with or leave an organization based on the benefits it provides. Variable Pay is also an option that some employers offer their employee which is performance based or results oriented. Whether it is profit sharing, merit based programs or incentive bonuses; it all comes down to which organization can provide employees with the compensation or benefits packages that best satisfy their needs.
Presently the total number of employees inn this organization is around 17,374. And the company is divided the employees on two different category one is permanent employee and another one is contractual employees.