Disincentive Pay Structure
Discussion
I work for a big organisation, were the pay grades and contracts are well established, however there seems to be a real gap in the system and I can't get my head around it. We are employed at a specific Grade, 1 being at the lowest pay grade, 10 being the highest.
Anyone on a grade 1-5 contract has a fixed number of hours, up to 37, and gets paid overtime if asked to work longer.
Anyone on grades 7 or higher has a contract that says "may be required to work over and above normal contracted hours as appropriate to the needs of the business" or similar wording, and their basic pay reflects this additional commitment.
Anyone on a Grade 6 has a fixed contract, of 37 hours, and a fixed wage. However they are often required to work additional hours to meet the needs of the business. However they don't get overtime or a basic that reflects the additional commitment.
It seems to a disincentive to managers of a certain grade to meet the needs of the business. Obviously the additional hours that people at this grade undertake benefit the business at no cost, so I can see it from their side, but from a staff retention point of view, they can't seem to understand why they have such a high turnover of managers at a certain grade.
So far this year my additional commitment has been 216 hours, which is now feeling like a piss take.
Anyone on a grade 1-5 contract has a fixed number of hours, up to 37, and gets paid overtime if asked to work longer.
Anyone on grades 7 or higher has a contract that says "may be required to work over and above normal contracted hours as appropriate to the needs of the business" or similar wording, and their basic pay reflects this additional commitment.
Anyone on a Grade 6 has a fixed contract, of 37 hours, and a fixed wage. However they are often required to work additional hours to meet the needs of the business. However they don't get overtime or a basic that reflects the additional commitment.
It seems to a disincentive to managers of a certain grade to meet the needs of the business. Obviously the additional hours that people at this grade undertake benefit the business at no cost, so I can see it from their side, but from a staff retention point of view, they can't seem to understand why they have such a high turnover of managers at a certain grade.
So far this year my additional commitment has been 216 hours, which is now feeling like a piss take.
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