Pay for performance

Individual

Group/Team based

Company Wide

Commission

Merit pay

Piece rate plan

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Profit Sharing plans

Gainsharing plans

Improshare

Scanlon

Definition

pay strategy that uses salary, bonuses or other incentives schemes to reward employees based on their performance

paid a fixed sum for each unit of production completed

guaranteed a base rate or a minimum hourly wage for meeting some pre-established standard

paid extra for production above the pore-established rate

percentage of the sales is added to the salespersons' lower base wage

Sum of money added to their base salary

Solely given on account of the employees’ deserving performance

Definition

bind employees to the company’s productivity and provide an incentive payment based on the improvement of the company’s performance

incentive plan that uses specific mathematical formula for determining staff bonuses

provides financial rewards to employees for saving labour costs resulting from their suggestions and ideas

Definition

a percentage of the organisation's profit is distributed to employees in addition to their usual wages

Current distribution

Deferred distribution

Combined plan

payment to employees in cash or stock as soon as profits have been determined

placing company contributions in an irrevocable trust and it is credited to the employees’ accounts

part current while some shares are deferred