Compensation Planning & Administration: Guidance Document for Primary Care Organizations

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August 2016

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Compensation Planning & Administration: Guidance Document for Primary Care Organizations (PDF)

The purpose of this document is to support executive directors of primary care organizations (PCOs) in their development of compensation plans and policies. The term “compensation” refers to the combination of salaries, pension, benefits, vacation allotment and other incentives an employee may receive in exchange for work. At a minimum, organizations need to ensure that their compensation policies adhere to employment legislation. Elements of compensation that are regulated by provincial employment standards acts include:

• Vacation pay
• Overtime pay
• Equal pay
• How often employees receive their pay
• How payment is made
• Deductions
• Contents of pay stub (information must be reported to employees)
• Payroll records (information that must be tracked and documented)

Resource includes:

• Recruitment & Retention
• Compensation Planning
  • Ministry Funding Rate vs. the Organization’s Pay Rate: what is the difference?
  • Establish Internal Equity through Salary Bands
  • Identify Salary Ranges for each Salary Band, in light of Market Competition and Available Funding
• Compensation Administration: Framework for determining pay rates for each staff member
• Additional Considerations
  • Collective Agreements
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Guidance for the Compensation of Executive Directors