Compensation Handbook

HRM 898 (C01)
Closed
Main contact
McMaster University Continuing Education
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Gerry Culina
Instructor
2
Timeline
  • September 19, 2018
    Program start
  • October 4, 2018
    Project Kick-Off
  • November 1, 2018
    Project Interim Report
  • December 15, 2018
    Program end
Program
1/1 project matches
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Small to medium enterprise
Any industries

Program scope

Categories
Skills
technical writing professional communications compensation analysis
Learner goals and capabilities

It's important for organizations of any size to have a clear and consistent way to communicate compensation structure to employees. Human Resources Management students will identify what information needs to be communicated, and put together an employee handbook accordingly.

Learners

Learners
Any level
30 learners
Project
30 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will provide the following deliverables to the organization they partner with:

  • Project proposal
  • Compensation Manual
  • Presentation highlighting the key elements of the handbook
Project timeline
  • September 19, 2018
    Program start
  • October 4, 2018
    Project Kick-Off
  • November 1, 2018
    Project Interim Report
  • December 15, 2018
    Program end

Project examples

Working in groups of 4 or 5 , students will create or revamp an employee compensation handbook for your organization, with your guidance and input.

Students will provide you with an employee compensation handbook proposal describing the handbook index and content they would like to create, and the reasons why.

Once your organization has approved their proposal, students will create all the needed elements of the employee compensation handbook. At the end of the project, students will prepare and deliver a PowerPoint presentation outlining the key highlights of their manual.

Possible content areas for these students to address include, but are not limited to:

  • Employment
  • Employment Classifications
  • Hours of Work
  • Flex Time and Telecommuting
  • Performance and Salary Review
  • Compensation
  • Payroll Practices
  • Benefits

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this program:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
  • Q2 - Checkbox
  • Q3 - Checkbox
  • Q4 - Checkbox
  • Q5 - Checkbox