Case study of skill-based pay in food manufacturing

SKILL-BASED PAY

A recent issue of IRS Employment Review examines how a food manufacturer addressed high labour turnover and a lack of certainty over pay rates through the introduction of skill-based pay.

The three-page article looks at the move by South Caernarfon Creameries to link rates of pay to skills held by employees:

examines the impetus for introducing the new contingent pay scheme
looks at the main stages involved in developing the structure
explains how assimilation to the four new grades took place
assesses how the manufacturer has avoided some of the criticisms made against skill-based pay.

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Title: "The workers that got the cream", IRS Employment Review 832/Pay and Benefits, 30 September 2005.

Availability: To purchase this report contact the subscriptions department at IRS in London, tel: 020 8686 9141 or visit www.irsemploymentreview.com

Posted 11 November 2005