Improving Employee Retention
Discussion Question 1
Imagine that you have a 3-employee office/apartment management company. They have all asked for increases in base pay. Maureen, 42, is a part-time business contracts manager and secretary; she gets $2200 a month. Buzz, 28, oversees building maintenance and rentals for the 4-story family-owned business office directly above your office. He also manages nine apartment buildings within the area. He gets $4,750 a month. Margaret, 36, handles legal matters and has responsibility for resolving all escalated tenant complaints as well as evictions. She earns $6,400 a month. Respond to the following. (A 2-page response is required.)
- Outline a formal pay plan for your three employees using Dessler’s 5-step process. In Step 2, Job Evaluation, use the ranking method to evaluate compensable factors.
- Describe the five (5) methods Dessler presents to perform a job evaluation, highlighting the advantages of each method.
Discussion Question 2
Over the last 40 years, federal legislation has redefined personnel management in organizations. Discuss the following:
- Describe the effect of the following legislations on organizations: Title VII of 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- Show how these changes are “good business,” that is, how they benefit the organizations and not just the employees within those organizations.