Should We Share Everyone's Bonus Details? Seeking Your Thoughts on Transparency in HR

Publishing Bonus Structures: Seeking Opinions

Does anyone have any thoughts about publishing the bonus structure so that everyone in the company can see everyone else's?

My company includes the bonus or Economic Value Added (EVA) in our job descriptions. We wanted to publish our job descriptions for everyone, but we are concerned about our EVA being included. I wanted to see if anyone else has ever encountered such an issue.

It seems to me that everyone should know what their own personal bonus structure is. If you post other bonus structures, I think it would open the door to dissension, lower morale, and loss of productivity/efficiency. Do you want to go down that road? For what purpose?

Access to Job Descriptions

What about free access to job descriptions? Should a factory supervisor be able to see the VP's job description?

Regards

I don't see any problem. In fact, it may be a good idea. It may serve as an incentive for employees to strive for upward movement in the organization. Of course, the bonus structure should be deleted.

The other benefit of having the job descriptions readily available would be to aid and assist others in the organization to understand and appreciate what responsibilities others, above and below them, have which contribute to the productivity, efficiency, and safety of the organization. Such recognition and appreciation will be carried out of the workplace and be reflected in the marketplace, as well as enhancing the company's prestige in the community.

Thank you for the feedback. We initially included the bonus in the job description to avoid the administrative task of referencing it in our ERP system. However, you are likely correct in suggesting its removal unless necessary.

Thanks again!

Regards, Phil

I am also interested in the implementation. What did you publish? Was it throughout the organization or just selected segments? What kind of feedback did you get, particularly from upper management?