New guide to rewarding teams

TEAM PAY

At its best, team pay can encourage closer teamworking and co-operative behaviour, but there are some formidable stumbling blocks. E-reward.co.uk has published a new practical guide to help you decide whether team pay will work well in your organisation.

What you will find in this report
This 48-page guide sets out the benefits and pitfalls of team-based pay and looks at the factors to take into account when introducing team rewards.
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Executive summary	6
Chapter 1: What is team pay? Definition of team pay Description of purpose and features of team reward strategies Evidence regarding prevalence of team reward in UK.	8
Chapter 2: Why introduce team rewards? Rationale for team rewards What is a team? Types of teams that operate within organisations.	11
Chapter 3: Advantages and disadvantages of team pay The case for team pay Just another fad? Stumbling blocks.	14
Chapter 4: Criteria for success When is team pay appropriate? Design guidelines Success factors Research on team pay effectiveness.	18
Chapter 5: The reward mix for teams Conflicting demands of rewarding team and individual performance Developing a mix of rewards Using skill and competency-based pay Team pay "architecture" Non-financial rewards.	22
Chapter 6: Developing and implementing team pay -- a seven-step programme Effective approach for analysing, diagnosing and designing a team pay scheme Checklist: Selecting performance measures Checklist: Final proposals Checklist: Success factors Checklist: Requirements for team pay to act as an incentive Checklist: Reward system effectiveness.	26
Chapter 7: Key concerns of organisations moving to team-based pay Dilemmas reward practitioners may encounter when introducing team rewards Practical guidance from leading team reward gurus.	43
Resources A selection of essential publications on team pay.	46

Want to know more?

Title: "A guide to team rewards", e-research, issue no. 12, June 2003, published by e-reward.co.uk.

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Posted 15 July 2003

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