Reward Management: A Handbook of Remuneration Strategy and Practice - Hardcover

Armstrong, Michael; Murlis, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 074943984X ISBN 13: 9780749439842

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2004

Synopsis

Based on the authors' experience, research and benchmarking activities, this definitive book explains that reward management is about performance - of individuals, teams and the whole organization. It examines in detail the processes and various approaches that can be adopted to achieve and reward outstanding skill and competence levels in the workplace.

Comprehensive and highly practical in its approach, it takes a strategic perspective and addresses the wide gap that exists between theory and practice, with a focus on the implications for practitioners.

This revised fifth edition includes new and updated chapters on age discrimination, bonus schemes, recognition schemes and pensions.

About this title

About the Authors

Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management, Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice and Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages.

Michael Armstrong is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the co-founder and a managing partner of E-Reward, one of the UK's first websites dedicated solely to reward management. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company and an independent management consultant. He is based in London, UK.

Helen Murlis has 25 years' experience working on reward strategy and performance improvement issues across public and private sectors. She writes for and teaches national and international audiences and also practices as an executive coach.

From the Inside Flap

Now in its fifth edition, Reward Management is recognized as the definitive UK text on the subject. Thoroughly revised and updated, and based upon the authors experience, research and benchmarking activities, this new edition also includes a new foreword by Duncan Brown, Assistant Director General, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, who identifies the "mix of high challenges but potentially high returns which makes Reward Management such a critical component of successful HR and business strategies".

The book takes a strategic perspective and addresses the wide gap that exists between theory and practice, with a focus on the implications for practitioners. New chapters include:

-reward strategy
-total reward and engaged performance
-types of grade and pay structure
-implementing new structures
-individual contingent pay
-equal pay for work of equal value
-boardroom pay
-international remuneration
-recognition schemes
-flexible benefits
-trends in reward management

Comprehensive and highly practical in its approach, the book shows that reward management is about performance of individuals, teams and the whole organization. It examines in detail the performance management processes and various approaches to paying for performance, skill and competence that can be adopted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074943984X
• ISBN 13: 9780749439842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 100