Performance based pay. What can go wrong?
Motivational. Rewarding. Engaging. Performance driver. These are just a few of the words that are usually used to describe performance based pay systems. To this point, nothing wrong, you could say. Indeed, from the employees’ point of view, performance based pay could be nothing but beneficial. But realistically, how much would the company benefit from this type of system? Can it become harmful for the organization’s overall performance?