Developing A Compensation Plan For Your Library

Singer, founder and president of a consulting group that provides compensation and strategic planning services to clients in the public and private sectors, shows how to develop a compensation plan and tailor it for libraries of every kind. She gives step-by-step directions for each step of the planning process, including analyzing job functions, writing job descriptions, evaluating performance, pricing for the market, non-cash incentives, and implementing a compensation plan. A chapter is devoted to alternative pay plans including broad-banding, skill-based pay, and variable pay systems. Checklists, sample work plans, sample forms and policies, and case studies are included. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR