Designing and Managing Base Pay Systems

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02 Jan

Designing and Managing Base Pay Systems

Designing and Managing Base Pay Systems

Friday, January 2, 2026 (12:00 AM) to Thursday, December 31, 2026 (11:59 PM)
9.0 PDCs
Provider: WorldatWork
Course Name: Designing and Managing Base Pay Systems

Speaker: Catherine Englehart
Program Type: Seminar/Workshop
Registration URL: http://www.worldatwork.org
Designing and Managing Base Pay Systems, Scottsdale, Arizona
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The base pay system is the backbone of your entire compensation strategy—without it, your approach to pay is unclear. A poorly designed base pay structure leaves you without the data and confidence to respond to evolving transparency laws and your workforce’s increasing demand for clarity around pay. The stakes are simply too high to overlook the importance of getting your base pay system right. In this course, you will delve into the role of base pay in a comprehensive Total Rewards strategy and approaches to crafting, implementing, and assessing a base pay system aimed at attracting and retaining top talent. Additionally, you’ll explore effective methods for job analysis, documentation, evaluation and the development of base pay structures that align with and support your organization’s talent objectives. What You Will Learn: Important concepts like compensation philosophy, internal vs. external pay equity, relevant labor markets, benchmark jobs and market-pricing.  Key steps to build a base pay structure – job analysis, documentation, evaluation and job worth hierarchy.  Base structure design components like range spread, minimum, midpoint, and maximum, midpoint differentials, range overlap plus methods to adjust and maintain pay structures.  Determination of individual pay rates, including concepts like new- hire rates, pay differentials, step rate pay progression, merit increases, skill-based pay, promotions, equity adjustments and pay compression. Merit pay programs, pay for performance and merit matrix development.  Pay transparency, communications about pay programs and compensation program audits.

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The base pay system is the backbone of your entire compensation strategy—without it, your approach to pay is unclear. A poorly designed base pay structure leaves you without the data and confidence to respond to evolving transparency laws and your workforce’s increasing demand for clarity around pay. The stakes are simply too high to overlook the importance of getting your base pay system right. In this course, you will delve into the role of base pay in a comprehensive Total Rewards strategy and approaches to crafting, implementing, and assessing a base pay system aimed at attracting and retaining top talent. Additionally, you’ll explore effective methods for job analysis, documentation, evaluation and the development of base pay structures that align with and support your organization’s talent objectives. What You Will Learn: Important concepts like compensation philosophy, internal vs. external pay equity, relevant labor markets, benchmark jobs and market-pricing.  Key steps to build a base pay structure – job analysis, documentation, evaluation and job worth hierarchy.  Base structure design components like range spread, minimum, midpoint, and maximum, midpoint differentials, range overlap plus methods to adjust and maintain pay structures.  Determination of individual pay rates, including concepts like new- hire rates, pay differentials, step rate pay progression, merit increases, skill-based pay, promotions, equity adjustments and pay compression. Merit pay programs, pay for performance and merit matrix development.  Pay transparency, communications about pay programs and compensation program audits.

Designing and Managing Base Pay Systems
Designing and Managing Base Pay Systems
15990 N Greenway Hayden Loop
Scottsdale, AZ 85260-1763

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