I am currently looking at hiring a person and/or team to help two affiliated non-profit skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County. We have about 25 positions we are looking at and 250 employees at two locations on the opposite sides of the county. We currently have a rudimentary compensation process in place but no strategy or philosophy. The organization recently received a quote for the study but is looking for other proposals that will include the following information:
• Information collection
• Leadership team meeting
o Information gathered to develop compensation philosophy and strategy
• Competitiveness
o Clarify pay philosophy in terms of market positioning
o Avoid undesirable turnover
o Understand applicable labor markets and access valid, relevant data
o Define job duties and reporting relationships to enable market comparisons
o Perform job-by-job benchmarking
• Internal job comparison process
o Develop parity between market-rate positions and administrative positions
Assess internal cultural impact on how jobs are evaluated
Confirm that actual base pay levels are equitable
Address employee engagement issues related to pay and need for appearance/perception of fairness
Support transparency and communications/training around pay
• External labor market analysis
o Job by job-matching based on
Duties and responsibilities (not title)
Organizational size
Organizational type specificity
Locations
o Several sources of data used for more accuracy
Data adjusted for recency
• Including statistical aging
• Develop pay structure and job classification recommendations
• Develop salary adjustment recommendations
o Work with current budget
o Plan for longer-term goals to align with philosophy and strategy
o Align pay increases timing with budgetary needs
o Provide research and evaluation to justify pay differences to avoid costly legal issues
California Fair Pay Act Compliance
• Implement low-cost maintenance plan to ensure compliance
o Eliminate pay compression
o Ensure affordability and budget alignment