Question

Fair and adequate compensation is critical for attracting the most qualified employees and retaining and motivating staff. When determining compensation, consideration should be given to fair and equitable compensation among all workers in the same company (internal equity) and fair and equitable compensation relative to the external market (external equity).

Consider the following scenario:

You have two medical assistants (MAs) who earn $15 per hour at your medical practice. When you hire a new MA, you discover that the current market pays $16 per hour for medical assistants.

Respond to the following discussion points in relation to equity conflicts and compensation:

• State what you would offer the new MA and provide your reasons.
• Discuss the implications of your decisions on internal and external equity.
• Evaluate the changes, if any, you would make in the compensation of your current MAs.
• Recommend strategies for resolving similar equity conflicts with compensation.

Performance evaluations can be stressful for both employers and employees. Nevertheless, performance appraisals have a number of benefits for both employers and staff.

Respond to the following questions in relation to performance evaluation:

• In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employers?
• In what ways do performance evaluations benefit employees?

HR departments play an essential role in developing an agency's staffing strategy and handling employee-centered activities of an organization. The presence of an HR department, however, does not absolve individual managers within the agency of human resources responsibilities.

Respond to the following questions in relation to HR issues:

• What role, if any, do managers have in addressing HR issues or concerns?
• How does this differ from the role of the HR department staff?

Answer 1

A.

1. For new Medical assistants I will offer $16 to follow the external equity, and the market rates will be fair to the new employees.
2. According to my decisions the new employee will first check the pay scale according to the market rates before joining any hospital or organization ( external equity, and after the joining he/she will know about that whether the hospital is following internal equity or not. So a hospital should hire the health workers by keeping in mind both internal & external equity.
3. Current medical assistants should be payed fairly compared to their coworkers & juniors, so in designing pay plans promotion of senior health workers should be considered.
4. Strategies for resolving equity conflicts includes :

• Maintaining compensation plan that is assigned to current market.
• Review pay differences between employees at same positions for equity.
• Pay high to employees with more job related experiences that those with less.

B. Benefits of performance appraisal for employers :

• It helps in deciding promotion, transfer & rewards for employees.
• Helps to monitor success rate of organization recruitment.
• Helps to identify under performers.
• Helps to find the areas that needs more training.
• Helps to identify the areas that requires more staff.

Benefits for employees :

• Self development is the main benefit of performance appraisal.
• Helps employee to identify the areas for improvement.
• Helps to improve his skills by creating training plans with manager.
• It clarifies role & status of employee in organization.
• It motivates employees for working hard & efficiently.

C.

1.Hospital works for 24 hours this makes the HR manager of hospital more demanding, the main role of HR manager is:

• He keeps staff levels according to the need.
• Keeps up with license renewal of staff members.
• HR takes care of employees request for vacations & must ensure that these positions are covered after primary job holder is gone.
• HR prevents & resolves conflicts among employees.
• He assists in creating policies that are fair for every employee.

2. HR managers are staff experts. They have to win hearts of employees by working together, & provide appropriate performance appraisal.

HR department staff has only recruit & hire new employees while as HR managers has to handle their paper works, leaves etc.