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EXERCISE 13
SINGLE VS. MULTIPLE PAY STRUCTURES
To complete this assignment, students can use the software provided to quickly calculate the impact that
the anticipated structure moves and spending programs will have on the Finance and Information Systems
job families. The scenario created is one that is not at all uncommon and, yet, is not so easily resolved.
As the pay levels of Finance personnel begin to or are anticipated to exceed the range maximums, a
number of alternative approaches are available. The text offers a number of solutions ranging from
creating shadow ranges to broadbanding to creating multiple pay structures. In this case, it seems to make
the most sense to develop an additional pay structure for the Finance personnel to reflect the realities of
that particular labor market. Further, in this exercise, we must deal with Dick Durstein’s belief that the