The Role of The Remuneration Committee

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The Remuneration Committee Primary Role: The primary role of the Remuneration Committee is to provide help to the board of directors in their responsibility to set the remuneration policy that is aligned with the company’s long-term goals. The committee should reflect upon and then recommend the remuneration policies that will be applicable for every employee level in the company. The committee should make sure that it pays special attention to the compensation of the company’s most senior executives and the compensation of the non-executive directors that sit on the board of directors. It is the responsibility of the remuneration committee to ensure that the report they create on the remuneration for board directors and senior executives is timely, accurate, complete, and simple to read, understand, and communicate. The committee should create an effective remuneration policy that is in line with the company’s long term strategy. This remuneration policy should then be applied consistently at all levels of employees throughout the company. The remuneration policy that is created should receive an approval from the board of directors and should also be held up for vote at the annual shareholders’ meeting. The policy should be amended as and when the need arises due to changing business circumstances. Mandate: The remuneration committee needs a clear mandate. This mandate should clearly outline the purposes and objectives of the remuneration committee as well as provide a clear understanding of all the roles and responsibilities of the members of the committee. The mandate should clearly state the requirements of the committee’s composition, the committee’s meeting procedures, how authority should be delegated, and how ... ... middle of paper ... ...h to stakeholder communication. - Formulate recommendations on fees for non-executive directors for next financial year. Quarter2: - Communicate with stakeholders at the Annual General Meeting Quarter 3: - Review of incentive plans. - Review on the effectiveness of the remuneration committee. - Review of the effectiveness of the advice from internal and external parties. - Review of the effectiveness of the remunerations policies and systems. - Review objectives and measure for annual incentive plan. - Review succession plan including new senior level appointments and resignations. - Review of company’s retirement plans. Quarter 4: - Reviewing external competitiveness of pay for benchmarking purposes. - Get advice from external advisors or HR regarding remuneration trends. - Agree on a mandate for wage negotiations. - Discussion on performance of executive directors

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