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The first edition of this book emerged as the definitive guide to reward management and also became an established reference work on human resource management courses around the world. It's not hard to see why.Covering everything you need to know about reward management in a company, the handbook is both highly readable as well as containing an impressive programme of tried and tested techniques for running efficient and motivational reward programmes.The techniques covered include: establishing job values and relativities; developing grade and pay structures; how to reward and review contribution and performance; how to reward special groups; running employee benefit and pension schemes; and so much more.This new edition contains new research conducted by E-Reward, as well as over 30 new case studies and brand new coverage of key topics such as engagement and commitment, bonus schemes and rewarding knowledge workers. If you are involved in developing reward schemes for staff, or are studying human resource management, then this book will open your eyes to the latest thinking in staff motivation and reward.

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• Part 1 The fundamentals of reward management
• 1 Reward management: an overview Reward management defined
• The aims of reward management
• Achieving the aims
• The reward system
• Elements of a reward system
• Factors affecting reward management policy and practice
• The development of reward management
• References
• 2 The context of reward management The internal environment
• The external environment
• Impact of the environment
• References
• 3 Total reward Total reward defined
• The significance of total reward
• Benefits of total reward
• Model of total reward
• Relational rewards
• Developing a total reward approach
• Approaches to total reward
• Conclusion
• References
• 4 Strategic reward Strategic reward management defined
• The rationale for strategic reward
• Guiding principles
• The concept of reward strategy
• References
• 5 Developing and implementing reward strategy General considerations
• The reward strategy development sequence
• Implementation
• References
• 6 Reward policies The purpose of reward policies
• Reward policy headings
• Level of rewards
• Developing reward policies
• Examples of reward policies
• Part 2 The conceptual framework
• 7 Factors affecting levels of pay Economic determinants of pay
• Factors affecting pay levels within organizations
• The significance of the factors affecting pay levels
• Application of the factors
• References
• 8 Motivation and reward The process of motivation
• Motivation theories
• Motivation and financial incentives and rewards
• Factors affecting satisfaction with pay
• Motivation and job satisfaction and performance
• The key messages of motivation theory
• References
• 9 Engagement and organizational commitment Definitions
• Engagement
• Organizational commitment
• References
• 10 The psychological contract The psychological contract defined
• The significance of the psychological contract
• Developing and maintaining a positive psychological contract
• References
• Part 3 Establishing job values and relativities
• 11 Job evaluation schemes Definition of job evaluation
• Aims
• Features
• The case for and against job evaluation
• Categories of job evaluation
• Types of analytical schemes
• Types of non-analytical schemes
• Market pricing
• Computer-assisted job evaluation
• Examples of the use of job evaluation
• Conclusion
• References
• 12 Developing and maintaining job evaluation schemes Developing a job evaluation scheme: initial stages
• Designing a point-factor job evaluation scheme
• Designing a job classification scheme
• Developing an analytical matching scheme
• Developing management procedures
• Introducing job evaluation
• Maintaining a job evaluation scheme
• References
• 13 Equal pay for work of equal value Why discrimination takes place
• The legal framework
• The EOC Code of Practice on Equal Pay
• Equal pay claims
• Avoiding discrimination in job evaluation
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• 14 Equal pay reviews Purpose of equal pay reviews
• Planning a review
• The equal pay review process
• Analysing pay
• Conclusion
• References
• 15 Market rate analysis Market rate analysis defined
• Aims of market rate analysis
• The problem of defining the market rate
• Th

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