Methods of Motivation

Question 1

Remuneration -

Answer 1

money paid to employees for their work or services

Question 2

Time rate -

Answer 2

payment system based on the amount of time employees spend at work

Question 3

Gross pay -

Answer 3

pay before deductions, such as tax

Question 4

Net pay -

Answer 4

money that employees take home. Gross pay minus deductions

Question 5

Overtime -

Answer 5

workers get a higher hourly rate for working extra hours

Question 6

Piece rate -

Answer 6

workers are paid according to how much they produce

Question 7

Performance-Related-Pay (PRP) -

Answer 7

payment system designed for non-manual workers where pay increases are given if performance are met

Question 8

Incentives -

Answer 8

something that encourages you to work harder

Question 9

Bonus payments -

Answer 9

payments in addition to the basic wage for reaching target

Question 10

Commision -

Answer 10

payment based on the amount of sales. A salesperson may be paid entirely on the bases of their sales record. Their income is nothing if no sales are made.

Question 11

Promotion -

Answer 11

the chance of promotion at work will help to motivate workers; this may be because promotion nearly always comes with higher pay

Question 12

Fringe benefits -

Answer 12

things received in addition to employees’ normal pay. (eg company car, use of company’s facilities such as gym, free private health insurance)

Question 13

Job Rotation -

Answer 13

If the business allow employees to change jobs from time to time, this will give workers more variety and help to avoid feeling bored.

Question 14

Job Enrichment -

Answer 14

jobs should be made more challenging and rewarding. It gives employees the opportunity to develop unused skills.