7.6. COMPENSATION AND REWARDS

An inclusive organization demands a global compensation system that reflects worldwide equity for employees and travels well. Without easy explanations for and execution of the wide variables in base pay, merit pay, incentives, and cost-of-living adjustments, inequities will be thought to exist, weakening the company's potential for remaining globally inclusive. Questions such as: "Why does the expatriate Japanese plant manager in Tennessee rent an upscale home and send his kids to private school, when the duel salaries of my husband and me barely meet our needs?" can easily come up and must be answered.

An inclusive compensation system enhances a company's ability to position itself with competitors, transfer employees ...

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