Salary Surveys

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Salary surveys have become a common, useful tool implemented by employers to determine the level of wages that will attract employees, while also planning a strategy for compensation for the entire workplace (BNA HR & Payroll Resource Center, N/A). There are several reasons as to why employers use salary surveys; one of the main reasons salary surveys are conducted is to ultimately determine if the current salary rates being used are sufficient enough to attract and maintain workers. By understanding what the rate of pay is based on market data, a company can decide if they want to pay the same, decrease, or even increase the rate; the company's decision will, however, impact the employee. The employee might continue to work for the company, but in some cases, if the company decides to decrease the pay rate below what the market data states, they will begin to feel used and leave the company. Another reason salary surveys are used is to help determine if employers are paying equally for jobs of equal worth, as well as paying a sufficient amount for different types of jobs (BNA HR & Payroll Resource Center, N/A). Another great reason for employers to conduct salary surveys is to justify their decisions about pay rates when faced with lawsuits (BNA HR & Payroll Resource Center, N/A). Employees are able to challenge a company if it does not have a justified reason as to why they pay certain employees certain amounts. All of these reasons for conducting a salary survey provide great benefits for the company; they are able to maintain salary rates based on market data, while also obtaining justification if future problems with employees ever arise. Another benefit that comes from salary surveys is the fact that most are moderately ine...

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...yer should be very careful when researching, and he or she should also understand the rules and guidelines that apply if one is conducted by the company.

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