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Strategic Compensation: A Human Resource, Global Edition

• Title


• Copyright


• Contents


• Preface


• Part I Setting the Stage for Strategic Compensation


• Chapter 1 Strategic Compensation


• A Component of Human Resource Systems


• Exploring and Defining the Compensation Context


• What Is Compensation?


• Core Compensation


• Employee Benefits


• A Historical Perspective on Compensation: The Road Toward Strategic Compensation


• Strategic Versus Tactical Decisions


• Competitive Strategy Choices


• Tactical Decisions that Support the Firm?s Strategy


• Compensation Professionals? Goals


• How HR Professionals Fit into the Corporate Hierarchy


• How the Compensation Function Fits into HR Departments


• The Compensation Department?s Main Goals


• Stakeholders of the Compensation System


• Employees


• Line Managers


• Executives


• Unions


• U.S. Government


• COMPENSATION IN ACTION


• Summary


• Key Terms


• Discussion Questions


• CASE: Competitive Strategy at Sportsman Shoes


• Endnotes


• Chapter 2 Contextual Influences on Compensation Practice


• Employment Laws that Influence Compensation Tactics


• Income Continuity, Safety, and Work Hours


• Pay Discrimination


• Civil Rights Act of 1964


• Accommodating Disabilities and Family Needs


• Prevailing Wage Laws


• Laws that Guide Discretionary Employee Benefits


• Internal Revenue Code


• Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)


• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)


• Continuation of Coverage under COBRA


• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)


• Pension Protection Act of 2006


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