ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MANAGEMENT

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MANAGEMENT

• Chapter 8
• Employee Compensation, Recognition, and Company
  Policies

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Compensation Legislation

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Components of FLSA
• Exempt vs. Nonexempt
• Comp Time
• Equal Pay Act of 1963

Pages 184-185
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Page 184 The two principalAct of 1963 Exempt
employeesan hourly wage Page 185 The first
stepa wage survey
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Direct Employee Compensation

• Base Pay
• Wages or Salary
• Incentives
• Bonus
• Commission
• Gain sharing
• Merit Raises
• Profit Sharing
• Stock Options
• Stock Ownership

Page 186
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Page 186 An employees totalby the
company Direct compensationby the employer As an
exampleperformance appraisal
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Indirect Employee Compensation

• Benefits Required by Law
• Pay for Time Not Worked
• Vacations, Breaks, Holidays, Sick Pay
• Insurance Plans
• Medical, Hospital, Dental, Life, Surgical
• Security and Retirement Plans
• Pension, Social Security
• Work/life Benefits and Services
• Educational Assistance, Recreational Programs

Pages 187-190
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Page 187 Indirect compensationcost of
employment Although there arebenefits and
services State Unemploymentimposed on
employers Page 188 Workers compensationdeath on
the job Pay for time notbereavement leaves
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Page 188 Faced with risingby the
employee Pension plansand employees Page
190 With so manycafeteria benefit plan
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Policies, Procedures,and Rules

• Policy A plan or course of action adopted by a
  business
• Procedure Outlines the steps to be performed
  when taking a particular course of action

• Rule An authoritative directive for conduct a
  habit of behavior
• De facto What really happens in practice (in
  the absence of a policy or rule)

Pages 192-195
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Page 193 Policyand other matters Procedurecourse
of action Page 195 Employee handbooksto drug
testing
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Promoting and Terminating Employees

• Promotions from within through job postings
• Terminations and Layoffs
• Personal Aspects of Terminations
• Legal Aspects of Terminations
• At Will Employment Wrongful Termination WARN
  Act
• Exit Interviews

Pages 196-198
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Page 197 In organizations,and survivor
shock Page 198 Exit Interviewsof their
employment Page 199 The following
questionnaireServices
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Labor Unions

• Unions represent the employees
• They negotiate contracts with employers about
  wages, benefits, work rules, etc.
• They help to establish a formalized grievance
  procedure with agreed-on steps that management
  and employee must follow

Pages 201-202
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Page 201 Labor Unionsworking conditions The
administrative managerupon steps Unions are
ablepatronizing the employer
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Now You Know Everything There is to Know About

• Employee Compensation, Recognition, and
  Company Policies