A.     BENEFITS OF WAGE INCENTIVE PLANS

B.     SOME PROBLEMS WITH WAGE INCENTIVE PLANS

C.     ELEVEN FACTORS OF A GOOD INCENTIVE PLAN

D.     TYPES OF WAGE INCENTIVE PLANS

GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF VARIOUS WAGE INCENTIVE PLANS

1. Straight Piecework

2. Standard Minute/Hour Plan

3. Taylor Differential (Jump Base) Plan

4. Bonus Sharing Plans

5. Measured Day Work Plan

E.     COST-AVOIDANCE OR GAIN SHARING PLANS

F.     SCANLON PLAN

1. Background of the Scanlon Plan

2. What Is The Scanlon Plan?

3. Who Are All Workers?

4. How Are Bonuses Paid?

5. Base Year Selection Crucial!

6. The Basic Formula

7. Requirements for Bonus Distribution

8. How Productivity Ratio Works

9. How Are Bonuses Distributed?

10. How Employees Receive Bonus

11. What Happens To A Deficit Pool?

12. Mechanics of the Scanlon Plan

13. What Are Some Employee Suggestions?

14. Plan Committees Compared to Others

15. Additional Company Benefits

16. Success Determining Factors For the Plan

17. Life Span

18. Important Theory On Why The Scanlon Plan Works

G.     NUNN-BUSH PLAN