Chapter 6 Pay, Benefits, and Working Conditions

Chapter 6Pay, Benefits, and Working Conditions • Understanding Pay, Benefits, and Incentives • Work Arrangements and Organizations

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Gross Pay • Total Pay Before Deductions • Equals Hourly Wages + Overtime • Hourly Wage • Based on 40 Hour Work Week • Overtime • > 40 Hours • Paid “time and a half”

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Salary • Regular hours, but no overtime pay • Deductions • Amounts subtracted from gross pay • Social Security* • Federal* and State Income Tax* • Medicare* • Savings Contributions • Health Insurance Costs

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Net pay • “Take-home pay” • Equals Gross Pay – Deductions • Estimating Annual Salary • Hourly Rate * 2000 • $8.00/hour: $8.00 * 2000 = $16,000

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Compute Gross Pay • Regular hours worked: 40 • Overtime hours worked: 9 • Regular rate of pay: $7.50 • Compute Gross Pay • Regular hours worked: 45 • Regular rate of pay: $8.15

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Compute Gross Pay • Regular salary: $854 per month • Overtime rate: $12.54 per hour • 12 hours of overtime • Calculate Monthly Pay • Annual pay: $27,500

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Find State and Federal Withholding Taxes • Single Person • O Allowances • Made $256 Last Week

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Find State and Federal Withholding Taxes • Married Person • 2 Allowances • Made $846 Last Month

Gross Pay, Deductions, and Net Pay • Find State and Federal Withholding Taxes • Married Person • 4 Allowances • Made $1,560 Last Month

Benefits – Part of compensation in addition to pay Profit Sharing Employee receives a portion of company profits “Incentive Pay” Increases productivity Paid vacations Typically two weeks per year to start Benefits and Incentives

Paid Holidays Include Christmas, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, etc. If you work a holiday, “double time” or more Employee Services Extras such as discounts on merchandise, free parking, day-care, tuition reimbursement, etc. Benefits and Incentives

Sick Pay Normally only available to full-time employees About 3 – 10 days per year Leaves of Absence Without pay, but provides job security Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 50+ employees, must give 12 weeks off per year for birth of child or illness of self or family member Guaranteed job when return and healthcare during leave Benefits and Incentives

Insurance Health Usually your company has a set provider such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield Typically the employer pays for a portion and you pay for a portion Dental/Vision Employer chooses provider, share costs Life Used in case of your death to supplement lost income Pay cash to a “beneficiary” Benefits and Incentives

Bonuses and stock options Another form of “incentive pay” Stock options give employees the right to buy a certain number of shares at a set price Travel Expenses May provide company car or reimburse miles driven on personal car “Expense Account” May be given a set daily allowance or must keep receipts to submit upon return Benefits and Incentives

Pension and savings plans Pensions Provided by employer Receive a monthly check upon retirement “Vested” after a set number of years Vested means you are entitled to retirement benefits Employer-sponsored savings plans 401(k) and 403(b) Employee makes contribution to account, employer may match a portion Earnings grow tax-free Benefits and Incentives

Lesson 6.2Work Arrangements and Organizations Explain flexible job arrangements, such as flexible schedules, job rotation, job sharing, and permanent part-time employment. Describe the role of unions and professional organizations in the workplace.

Flexible Work Arrangements • Altered workweeks • Flextime • Choose hours: 6-3, 7-4, 8-5, 9-6 • Core time (most crucial to be there): 10-3 • May decreases absenteeism • Compressed workweek • Instead of 5 days, 8 hours you’d work 4 days 10 hours

Flexible Work Arrangements • Job rotation • Trained in more than one job • Can switch/rotate between positions • Greater job satisfaction • Reduces boredom • Helps when employees are absent • Job sharing • Two people share a full-time job

Flexible Work Arrangements • Permanent part-time • Many are choosing to work 16-25 hours per week • Saves employers money, while providing flexibility to workers • Balance family/work life • Telecommuting • Work from home or on the road • Stay in contact with manager via phone, e-mail, internet

Labor Unions and Professional Organizations • Labor Unions • Group of people in a similar occupation organized to protect rights of workers • Workers pay union dues which support their own lawyers, doctors and public officials

Labor Unions and Professional Organizations • Functions of unions • Recruit new members • Engage in collective bargaining • Negotiating terms of employment contracts – wages, benefits, management rights, etc. • Support political candidates that favor unions • Provide support services for workers

Labor Unions and Professional Organizations • Types of unions • Craft unions • Construction, railroad, printing • Industrial unions • Steel, automobile, industry • Public-employee unions • Police, teachers, firefighters

Labor Unions and Professional Organizations • Professional organizations • Collect dues to provide the following • Newsletters • Conferences • Workshops • Some professions require members • American Bar Association - lawyers

Labor Unions and Professional Organizations • Grievance • A formal complaint against management for violating a contract • Seniority • Ranking of when each employee is hired • Strike • Union members refuse to work until an agreement is met • Lobbying • Supporting a political action or supporting legislation to benefit the profession

Chapter 6 Pay, Benefits, and Working Conditions