“Show Me the Money”
An employee receives extra pay after exceeding their monthly productivity target. This motivation strategy links pay directly to results.
Performance Related Pay
A manager motivates staff by giving them the chance to move into higher roles with more responsibility in the future.
What is career advancement?
A business sends employees to workshops to improve their skills and knowledge so they can perform better in their roles.
What is investment in training?
A company introduces flexible work hours and wellbeing programs to help employees manage stress and work-life balance.
What are support strategies?
A manager gives consequences to employees who repeatedly break workplace rules to maintain standards.
What are sanction strategies?
This type of performance pay gives workers a one-off payment for achieving a goal or exceeding expectations.
Moving an employee to a higher position with more responsibility and pay is called this.
What is a promotion?
Training that occurs while employees are performing their job tasks is known as this
What is on-the-job training?
Allowing employees to adjust their work hours or location is an example of this support strategy.
What is flexible working arrangements?
A formal notice given to an employee for misconduct or poor performance is called this.
What is a warning?
Sales employees often receive this type of performance-related pay based on the amount they sell.
What is a commission?
A clear document outlining potential roles and progression opportunities within an organisation is known as this.
What is a career pathway or career plan?
Workshops, courses, or seminars away from the normal workplace are examples of this type of training.
What is off-the-job training?
Programs that help employees manage personal problems that might affect work are called this.
What is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?
Temporarily removing an employee from work due to serious misconduct is known as this.
What is suspension?
A possible disadvantage of performance-related pay is that employees may focus only on individual targets rather than this workplace element.
What is teamwork or collaboration?
Career advancement can increase motivation because employees see opportunities for this in the organisation.
What is long-term growth or progression?
Training can increase motivation because employees feel more this when performing their job.
What is confident or capable?
Providing constructive comments to help employees improve their performance is known as this.
What is feedback?
Ending an employee’s employment because of serious or repeated issues is called this.
What is dismissal or termination?
If poorly designed, performance-related pay may reduce motivation because employees feel targets are this.
What is unfair or unrealistic?
A potential drawback of career advancement strategies is when there are limited positions available, creating this among employees.
What is competition or frustration?
A disadvantage of investing in training is that it can be costly and employees might do this afterwards.
What is leave the organisation (staff turnover)?
Support strategies often improve motivation because employees feel valued and experience better this.
What is job satisfaction or wellbeing?
A risk of relying too heavily on sanction strategies is that they may create this workplace atmosphere.
What is a negative or fearful work environment?