Base Pay and Employee Rewards Presentation – Team D PowerPoint Presentation

Base Pay and Employee Rewards: Wal-Mart and PG&E

Team DHRM/324 – Total Compensation

Introduction

Two companies covered are Wal-Mart and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)Pay strategies used by each company and their key objectivesHow does pay drive organizational objectives? Do unions play a role in these pay strategies?Direct and indirect reward plans incorporated by each companyTotal reward plans that each company offersAnalyze similarities and differences between the existing plansCompare each company to determine which has better aligned pay and rewards

Pay Strategies

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

Incentive PayDispenses performance-based compensation as a one-time payment.Determined by the achievement of specific goals and objectives.Encourages higher productivity.

Wal-Mart

Merit PayDispenses raises to base pay in accordance with high performance.Determined by performance reviews and metrics. Encourages high performance.

How Pay Drives Organizational Objectives

Wages are increased when the company is profitableEmployees receive additional pay when goals are achievedUnion can influence merit pay ratesPay is specific to an individuals role and responsibility

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Direct and Indirect Reward Plans for Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E)

Direct

Performance bonusesVacationPaid time off (PTO)Paid HolidaysSick days

Indirect

Employee discountsHealth, dental, vision, and life insurance(s)Flexible spending account (FSA)Health savings account (HSA)401k, retirement, and pension plans

Direct and Indirect Reward Plans for Wal-Mart

Direct

Performance bonusesVacationPaid time off (PTO)Paid HolidaysSick days

Indirect

Employee discountsHealth, dental, vision, life and supplemental life, disability, occupational accident, accidental death & dismemberment insurance(s)401kEmployee stock purchase plan and stock optionsMobile Phone discountVariety of assistance programs

Total Reward Plans

Walmart

Competitive payHealth Care – medical, dental, vision, spending accountsFinancial Well-being (401K, stock plan, AD&D insurance, Short & long term disability, etc.)BonusesMerchandise DiscountsAdvancementEducation & TrainingScholarships & Tuition grantsPTO (Vacation, sick pay, holidays)Workers Compensation

PG&E

Competitive payCommuter transit programHealth Care – medical, dental, vision, mental, health coaches, addiction programsFinancial Well-being – 401k, will & estate planning, wellness programs, short & long term disability, AD&D insurance, etc.Tuition reimbursementVacation (in add’l vacation buy program), holidays, sick pay, floating holidaysEmployee discountsChild Care & Nursing Mothers’ roomsWorkers CompensationEducation & TrainingAdvancement

Similarities Among Plans

Similarities / Direct Bonuses PTOVacations/ Sick/ HolidaysSimilarities / Indirect401k plansHealthDental Vision

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Differences Among Plans

Differences / Indirect Flexible Spending Account (FSA)Health Savings Account (HSA)Day care & Nursing roomsDisabilityOccupational accidentAfter death & Dismemberment (AD&D)Stock purchase plans

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Are Expectations Met?

Burned out, need a breakFeeling sickWant to gain more education, but how will I pay for it?I want to retire!Hurt & can’t workWill my family be taken care of?

Take a paid vacationDon’t worry we got you coveredWe have tuition reimbursementWe offer 401KYou can use your short &/or long term disability AD&D insurance

Better Aligned Pay and Rewards

Wal-Mart

Sales Associate – $9.41 p/hourCashier – $9.37 p/hourAssistant Store Manager – $47,546 yearlyAssistant Manager Trainee – $60,330 yearly

PG&E

Customer Service Rep – $54,826 yearlySenior Engineer – $107,326 yearlyProject Manager – $97,175 yearlyIT Project Manager – $139,354 yearly

Conclusion

PG&E focuses on an incentive pay strategy while Wal-Mart bases theirs on a merit pay strategyPay drives organizational objectives as employee compensation increases when they complete company objects and unions can affect merit payPG&E and Wal-Mart both offer similar direct pay compensation methods, such as performance bonuses, PTO, paid vacation, sick, and holidaysSimilarities with indirect compensation includes medical insurances like health, dental and vision, and offer 401k optionsPG&E offers indirect compensation options like Flexible spending account (FSA) and Health savings account (HSA)Wal-Mart offers indirect compensation options like disability, occupational accident, after death and dismemberment insurances (AD&D), and stock optionsAligned pay is better with PG&E, but Wal-Mart offers a larger variety of indirect compensation

References

Bureau of Labors Statistics. Health Savings Accounts. Retrieved from https://data.bls.gov/search/query/results?cx=013738036195919377644%3A6ih0hfrgl50&q=Health+Savings+AccountsExecuNet. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.execunet.com/critical-components-executive-compensation/ (Image)glassdoor. (2008-2018). Retrieved from https://www.glassdoor.com/Benefits/Pacific-Gas-and-Electric-US-Benefits-EI_IE15208.0,24_IL.25,27_IN1.htmglassdoor. (2008-2018). Retrieved from https://www.glassdoor.com/Benefits/Walmart-US-Benefits-EI_IE715.0,7_IL.8,10_IN1.htmLinked in. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/multi-functional-organizations-common-objectives-met-your-velez (Image)Linked in. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/compensation-benefits-tharwat-mohamed-ayad (Image)Martocchio, J. (2017). Strategic compensation: A human resource management approach (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.PG&E. (2015). My PG&E Benefits. Retrieved from http://www.mypgebenefits.com/Leader_Benefit_Info.shtml

References (Continued)

PG&E.com. Retrieved from http://www.pgecorp.com/aboutus/careers/benefits/PG&E (2018). Pacific Gas & Electric Company Salaries in the United States. Retrieved from https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Pacific-Gas-and-Electric-Company-(pg&E)/SalariesUnited States Department of Labor. Definitions of Health Insurance Terms. Retrieved from : https://search.usa.gov/search?query=Flexible+Spending+Account&utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=u.s.departmentoflaborWalmart. (2018). Working at Walmart. Retrieved from https://corporate.walmart.com/our-story/working-at-walmartWalmart (2018). Walmart Salaries. Retrieved from https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Walmart-Salaries-E715.htmwww.researchomatic.com. Walmart Compensation and Benefits. Retrieved from: http://www.researchomatic.com/WalMart-Employee-Compensation-And-Benefits-111477.htmlYuan, K., Le,V., McCaffrey D., Marsh J., Hamilton L., Stecher B., Springer M. (2013, March). Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motivation or Reported Practices: Results From Three Randomized Studies. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis , 35(1), 3-22.

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