Live Zoom seminar: three morning sessions over three days
Date: 15-17 Oct 2024.
Location: Live stream via zoom.
Duration: Three days, 9am to 1pm (UK).
Fees: £750 + VAT per delegate.
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Many courses teach reward theory, but few provide practical, useable instructions on implementation. This course provides both. It outlines the theory and principles around pay structuring combined with a practical, step-by-step template on how to implement pay structures in your organisation. Every module of the course is accompanied by a detailed, realistic case study, where the principles just taught are put into practice. By the end of the course delegates will have the skills and know-how to be able to implement, adjust or review their own organisation’s pay structures, and align those pay structures to your business model.
The course covers every aspect of pay structure design, including:
Each aspect is viewed in terms of alignment to the organisation’s business strategy and culture.
Here’s what Dianne says about the course:
I first provide an overview of pay structuring, explaining all the issues we will consider. Then I delve into each issue, discussing the principles, rationale, pros and cons, methods, possible alternative approaches etc., always drawing on both my experience and the class’s experience.
Then we apply the learnings to an in-depth case study. Delegates, in small teams, build a pay structure for a small organisation, starting off with evaluating all the jobs, then developing a pay line based on internal employee pay, then overlaying that with market data and revising the pay line to accommodate the market, then developing pay ranges and calculating a number of different pay scale formulas, then deciding how to deal with anomalies, where to put in premium pay etc. and finally putting together a presentation on reviewing the pay structure given a very detailed practical real life scenario.
So the course is intensely hands on. I teach delegates the same methodology that I apply in all my pay structuring work, and share with them learnings from my work with different companies. The methodology works across industries and different size organisations. One of my key focus areas as a consultant is pay structuring, and I have developed pay structures for dozens of different organisations across industries and countries. In fact I have just finished updating the pay structures for one of my clients for the UK, US, China, Australia and South Africa.
My aim by the end of the class is that delegates will know exactly how to implement a new or revised pay structure/s in their organisations.
For maximum benefit from the course, delegates should have an HR background and an understanding of the internal organisation structures and business need of their own organisation. Delegates from a financial or payroll background would also benefit in terms of enhancing their understanding of remuneration principles and pay structures. Some calculation work is included in the course, so delegates should have basic numeracy skills.
‘Whilst there is a lot of information on pay structuring online, Dianne’s course gave me a real-life practical perspective on job evaluation and pay structuring based on not only the theory but from Dianne’s work experience as well. I will be able to put the practical skills that I have learnt into practice at work and can use what I have learnt to make more informed decisions on pay grades. I now have greater Excel knowledge in order to display pay scales in Excel and the practical guidelines in producing pay scales.’ – Imogen Way, HR Project Manager.
‘The course has given me confidence to not only implement an improved grading structure, but to also discuss our recommendations with senior leaders. Dianne is extremely knowledgeable and understands the many variables and complexities organisations face with grading structures.’ – Beth Stone, Reward Manager.
Any person in reward/HR requiring an improved understanding of pay structures, and how to implement, adjust or review them to best suit the organisation’s business needs, including:
‘Very comprehensive level of knowledge. Dianne speaks in a very clear manner and is happy to take questions and clarify anything participants didn’t understand as we went through the course. Great course and I would be happy to attend more of Diane’s courses.’
‘The pay grading course was incredibly useful due to a current and significant project we are carrying out at our organisation.’
‘The whole workshop was very valuable to me especially the pay mechanics and using scattergram. Also, the last section where we talk about pay reviews, staff positioning, policy etc. Very thorough and comprehensive presentation with plenty of materials.’
‘Dianne is compensation SME and also Excel expert what else can I say. Obviously, there are some areas which I need to go through again with the help of the recording as it’s so much information that I need time to be able to process all.
Personally, I’m glad I attended this course online rather than in person. The group was small, I felt comfortable to ask questions (and this is not always the case when the classes are in person) and do practical exercises on my laptop. Also, the workshop format (three half-day classes) suited my working day. I felt much more focused on the course content as there was no typical classroom distractions.
This was an extremely informative, enjoyable and, above all, valuable workshop. It really made me stop and think about how to improve the pay structure in my organisation. I’m looking forward to putting some of the techniques I’ve learned during the workshop into practice.’
In the past I attended various HR trainings and majority were very theoretical so I’m very pleased that E-reward has in their offer a portfolio of courses specifically designed for compensation professionals.’
‘A really excellent course, one of the best I have been on. I’m self-employed so for me the cost of the course is in addition to the cost of not working so it’s really important for me that the course is worth it and this definitely was.’
‘The course was fantastic! Dianne is an expert in reward and a great teacher. She covered everything that I expected and more – it was comprehensive and I came away with a strong idea of how I can adapt and put the learning into practice.’
‘Excellent course that enables you to apply what has been learned immediately and Dianne is a fantastic trainer and clearly an expert in her field. For me the course was a great starting point on the topic and enables me to support my colleagues on our upcoming project.’
‘It exceeded my expectations – the structured approach made it understandable for someone like me who is new to this side of reward and has given me the confidence to go forth and try my newly acquired skills and knowledge. I really did enjoy the course very much; I was a bit nervous to start with as this side of reward is new to me, but the course was fantastic. I hope to be able to attend more of Dianne’s E-reward courses in future.’
‘I think given the time available quite a lot was covered. Sometimes I find that a lot of time is spent in breakouts talking about theoretical issues which means that there is less teaching but this course was extremely content rich as well as having useful practical group exercises.’
'The virtual experience worked well. I did miss to a degree, the in-person interaction and rapport you would build up with the group or the “buddy” next to you, but it was not a major cause for concern. I would certainly attend this format in future.’
‘The 3 x 4-hour blocks worked very well.’
‘I liked the virtual class – it still enabled you to have breakout sessions. I felt it worked really well.’
‘It was engaging with shared screens for the presentation and the opportunity to ask questions. Regular breaks were built in.’
‘I thought it worked really well and it meant that I can still work half a day each day as I don’t have the travel normally associated with training courses.’
'It’s absolutely invaluable and this is hands down the best training I’ve ever had! Thank you.'
'The course covered everything I had wanted in just the right amount of detail.'
'Dianne was brilliant, very engaging. Just what was needed. The time went so quickly and wasn’t boring at all!'
'Dianne was worldly and informative.'
'Dianne was really engaging, positive and interesting.'
'Really interesting and useful course with a great instructor.'
'Dianne was very good, informative and engaging.'
'Very high level of knowledge.'
'A great course, would highly recommend. Really great to understand the end to end process.'
'The course gave me an awful lot to think about.'
'Excellent instructor.'
'Very good with loads of useful examples. Dianne has an excellent skill in getting information across.'
'The practical examples and the way Dianne built up the content was very good.'
'Very good – I haven’t been on one of Dianne’s courses before but I will certainly do some more.'
Dianne is the founding member of Auld Compensation Consulting, operating out of Cape Town, South Africa. Her consulting work around the world covers all areas of total rewards, including reward strategy, base pay management, job evaluation, pay structuring, incentive design and sales compensation. She has developed and taught Excel and rewards courses in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
As a WorldatWork faculty member, Dianne teaches the GRP reward qualification courses in Southern Africa. She is the author of Dianne Auld’s Excel Tips, 3rd edition. Dianne has developed and recorded several e-learning products for WorldatWork, including Excel Skills, Advanced Excel Skills and Pay Structures. She is an honorary life member of the South African Reward Association (SARA) and an accredited Master Reward Specialist.
| Virtual classroom | 15/10/2024 - 17/10/2024 |
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