Course Overview:
This WorkmanSkills training course will empower you to understand the components of compensation and benefits management and how to design an attractive package and retain the best talent in the market.
 
In addition to giving a pat on the back, by way of appreciation is always good, however, the motivation for a person to get up and come to the business every day is the monetary compensation. The assurance that the hard work is been paid for is particularly important. And it is the responsibility of the compensation and benefits management to ensure every employee is been rightly compensated.
 
Compensation management plays a vital role in any organisation. The team must ensure the salaries and the benefits provided to the employees are appropriate, competitive and just. The monetary and non-monetary perks incorporated in the package must resonate with employees’ perception of fair play.
 
While coffee vending machine, free lunch on Friday, pick and drop facility, a crèche for new mothers returning to work was relevant at some point of time, the ever-changing environment demands that the perks are revisited basis the need of the hour (Infrastructure support to employees during work from home, when Covid-19 struck, across the globe changing the dynamics of where employees work from).
 
Course Objectives
By the end of the compensation and benefits management training Course for HR/ other Managers, the participants of this course will be able to:

• Define what is Compensation and benefits?
• Explain the importance of Compensation and benefits to attract and retain the right talent
• Understand the components of Compensation and benefits management
• Strike the right balance between fixed and variable pay for each role/ job
• Compensate fairly for the level of experience, technical expertise, competencies that individuals bring to the table
• Develop skills to effectively design employee package to achieve win-win for both employer and the employees
• Successfully manage to retain the best talent in the competitive market
• Reward desired behaviour for present and future occurrence
• Assess and restrain any discrimination basis gender, diversity, region, and religion
• Effectively plan and flex benefits like dearness allowance, etc., considering the location and other factors
• Devise packages in complying with legal regulations Keep surplus/ anticipate the exigencies that might occur or any contingencies

 
Training Methodology
This WorkmanSkills training course will utilize a variety of proven learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, and retention of the information presented. 
WorkmanSkills training concept follows the Do–Review–Learn–Apply Model to incorporate the learning into daily office workspace.
 
 Organizational Benefits:
Organizational Benefits of employees who participate in Compensation and benefits management Training Course will be as below:

• Effective compensation and benefits management would set a benchmark in the industry
• The organisation would have increased productivity with happy employees
• Reduced employee turnover, leading to reduced costs
• The organisation would have a highly qualified and experienced candidate, best from the industry
• Just and fair compensation stimulates organizational productivity and growth
• Have clarity of strategizing and planning rewards and recognition that attract the right talent
• Would effectively manage the finances
• Learn to strategize how to pay and motivate the employees for a competitive advantage
• Would be able to encourage employee participation to achieve organizational goals, instilling pro-activeness through fair pay
• Would be able to study and execute packages aligned with regulating bodies/ authorities
• Breed employee loyalty and commitment with compensation plans that earn unwavering faith insecurity of future

Personal Benefits
Participants who enroll in this Compensation and benefits management Training Program will benefit in the following ways:

• Learn the basics and key concepts of compensation
• Learn components of compensation and benefits that best in class organisations provide for employee loyalty
• Illustrate ways to strengthen the pay-for-performance plan
• Learn and incorporate the regulatory benefits for employees
• Learn to strategize compensation that benefits both employer and employee
• Effectively make contingency plans, leaving no room for havoc and panic
• Learn to effectively design all types of compensation plans (Performance-based, experience-based, sales – Flexi and variable, etc.)
• Learn the quantitative tools to design an apt compensation plan
• Analyze, identify and evaluate the job and determine the pay structure that exceeds employee expectation of remuneration
• Learn to plan, analyze, integrate the process of compensation benchmarking by researching the best organisations and industries
• Would learn the components of employee rewards and non -monetary yet significant elements of compensation in an organisation

Who Should Attend?
Payroll Specialists, Payroll Leaders and Managers, Recruitment and HR personnel, Independent HR experts, Independent Recruiters and consultants.

Course Outline
Below are the course outline and the modules that would be covered during the Compensation and benefits management Training Course:

Module 1: Introduction to Compensation and Benefits Management

• What is Compensation and benefits management?
• Benefits of Compensation and benefits
• Basic principles of Compensation and benefits management
• Difference between compensation and benefits
• Designing the compensation and benefits plan

Module 2: Components of Compensation

• Basic salary
• Allowances (dearness allowance, house rent, transport, etc)
• Incentives and bonuses
• Benefits/Perquisites
• Customisable, ready to use templates

Module 3: Components of Benefits

• Retirement contribution plans
• Outings and vacations
• Sharing profits – shares, RSUs etc.- depends on the company
• Relocating bonuses
• Special day offs
• Healthcare benefits
• Travel and meal reimbursement
• Maternity and sick leave
• Other facilities

Module 4: Calculating Compensation

• Evaluating the current market
• Assessing the possibility of growth
• Setting a compensation benchmark
• Revisiting and revising packages to match the market standards – to become and remain the employer of choice
• Basic considerations
• Compensation Ratio

Module 5: Evaluating Compensation

• Performance-based
• Skills and experience of the candidate
• Competency-based compensation
• Last or current salary
• Job description, tenure, qualification
• Paying full-time Vs. contract employees

Module 6: Computable Tools of Compensation

• Payroll management system
• Determining incentives and benefits
• Budget management
• Hikes and promotions
• Direct Compensation (Salary and rewards)
• Indirect compensation (Recognition, Career development)

Module 7: Market Benchmarking

• Identifying the pay policies
• Assessing the market quantitative and qualitatively
• Comparing Jobs in the market
• Assess the pay practices of competitors

Module 8: Legal Regulations

• Income tax
• Various tax implication
• Prevailing wage law
• Service contract

Module 9: FAQ’s

• Group discussion, learn what the best in class organisations do differently, ask questions to industry experts with decades of experience
• Participant Reviews

​The Certificate
WorkmanSkills Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course