Developing a Compensation Plan for Your Library - Softcover

Paula M. Singer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838908160 ISBN 13: 9780838908167

Publisher: ALA Editions,US, 2002

Synopsis

What can I really do? Improving the salaries and pay equity for library workers is an initiative that is ""in the news"" and in the works in libraries around the country. This new book by compensation expert Paula Singer proves that, regardless of the state of the economy, a library's compensation plan can mean the difference between keeping and losing top-notch staff. Designing a compensation system that motivates current employees and attracts new ones is the goal of library managers everywhere and Singer's plan can help you to do it. With step-by-step strategies for developing a compensation plan tailored for libraries of every kind, Singer provides innovative methods that take you through each step in the planning process including: * Analyzing job functions * Writing job descriptions * Evaluating job performance (using point factor, classification, whole job ranking, and slotting methods) * Pricing for the market * Offering non-cash incentives * Implementing a compensation plan An entire chapter is devoted to alternative pay plans including broad-banding, skill-based pay, pay for knowledge, and traditional merit and variable pay systems. Trends in compensation are also discussed such as competition, age and cultural differences, customer-focused service, and productivity. Packed with tools - checklists, sample work plans, sample forms, job analysis questionnaires, salary surveys, personnel policies, sample spreadsheets, case studies, and FAQs - this one of a kind guide will help you take a proactive approach in rewarding the best and brightest while capitalizing on your organization's strategic goals.

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Review

"Filling a void in the library management literature, this readable manual by a consultant with experience in helping large and small library systems design and facilitate compensation plans ably guides administrators through steps involved, from the decision to undertake a compensation study through implementation and administration of a compensation program... Highly recommended for anyone responsible for human resources in libraries."

About the Author

Paula M. Singer is founder and president of the Singer Group, a consulting firm providing compensation, strategic planning, organizational development, and change management services to clients in the public and private sectors. She is recognized nationwide as an expert in developing compensation systems for libraries and other nonprofits and has served on two labor organizations. Singer is also Associate Faculty in the Organization Development/Human Resources graduate program at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and in the Human Resources Development distance doctoral program at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale. She received a master's degree in Administrative Sciences from Johns Hopkins and master's and doctoral degrees in Organization Development and Human/Organizational Systems from the Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara.

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Editions,US
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0838908160
• ISBN 13: 9780838908167
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 144