1. Much of pay is based on equity or perceptions of equity. People compare themselves to others both inside and outside the organization. These comparisons on both outcomes and inputs can result in tension and dissatisfaction and then turnover. Can you give examples of inequity that caused problems for yourself or others? Try to use equity theory in your discussion if you can
2. The Fair Labor Standards Act deals with minimum wage, child labor laws, and Overtime. The last administration wanted to allow more overtime for more jobs (exempt versus non-exempt). The current administration is likely to change this so that there are fewer jobs of non-exempt status (can receive overtime). What do you think? Second, minimum wage is an important topic and the question is why isn't the minimum wage tied to inflation?
3. With job-based pay, there are a number of problems that can occur. One example is compression when the market lifts the starting pay for the job to approximately the same level as that of workers with more experience in the same job. The reason is that previous raises have not been large enough to offset the steep rise in pay for that job in the market. The result is that experienced workers are making around the same pay as those with no tenure in the job. Then there are other problems such as employees not receiving wages for extra time spent on the job (wage theft). Have you seen compression or other compensation problems?