Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/is-your-salary-schedule-up-to-speed-four-key-questions/5009606/
Low pay has been a hot topic for many years in the early childhood arena - and deservedly so. There is no question that people employed in our profession are seriously underpaid. If more resources were available for salaries, this would relieve a great deal of stress from employees and centers, and environments for children would improve.But even within a strictly limited budget, there is much a center can do to improve center performance by the way it structures its salary schedule. In this article, I will offer some ideas on how to evaluate the impact of your salary schedule. In a second article, in the May 1994 issue of Exchange, I will present several model salary schedules.
Both of these articles are the result of an analysis of more than 100 salary schedules submitted by Exchange Panel of 200 members. Based on this review, here are four basic questions to consider in evaluating your current salary schedule:
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What are we paying for?
Sometimes it's important to step back and ask some really basic questions: Why are we paying people? What are we expecting to get in return?
In child care centers, when you hire someone, ...