Reward framework for Wellcome Sanger
Following a Pay and Benefits Review in 2013 the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute decided it wanted to introduce a contribution framework to provide structure for the annual individual pay review. This was seen as necessary given the withdrawal of a general pay increase and the additional responsibility this placed on managers for determining pay decisions. Moreover, there was a clear wish among staff for greater transparency in pay decisions and to have a more direct link between appraisal and pay.
IES assisted this project in a number of ways:
- holding focus groups to obtain staff opinions on key aspects of how the contribution framework would operate
- inputting to the discussions of a staff 'reference group' set up for management to test ideas with
- advising the HR design team on different ways to construct the contribution framework
- modelling the relationship between managerial assessments and costs
- offering a way to evaluate the effectiveness of the process.
A draft contribution framework was signed off by the Board of Management for use with non faculty employees. It was then piloted in appropriate areas of the Institute. Having received a positive reaction, the approach will be rolled out more generally in 2015/16.
Project details
| Client | Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| IES contact |
 Peter Reilly
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