01-07-2008, 12:06 AM
If there are so many jobs that require them then it shouldn't be that hard to fill them then.... should it? Are you asserting that there's a shortage of people qualified and therefore those employee candidates should be paying more? If that's the case, wouldn't you think the market would be flush with people realizing they could make more if they left? Something doesn't add up.
It sounds to me like you're talking more about paying more to match market value (skills, attributes = money) and not raises based on performance. If a crappy performer with a clearance can go somewhere else to make more money then you were either underpaying them to begin with and getting a deal or playing them fairly and it'll be someone else's problem. If they'd be so hard pressed to find a qualified replacement then obviously they need(ed) to pay more to start with.
Giving more than a market increase just because they have the clearance and don't suck only really serves to raise what the average performer makes... it's the very nature of the market value. Supply is short, price goes up. A company needs to compensate for that but that's an increase in baseline market value anyway... not rewarding employees for their average performance. It's called a market adjustment (see Deersty's post) and they exist entirely separate of merit increases.
It sounds to me like you're talking more about paying more to match market value (skills, attributes = money) and not raises based on performance. If a crappy performer with a clearance can go somewhere else to make more money then you were either underpaying them to begin with and getting a deal or playing them fairly and it'll be someone else's problem. If they'd be so hard pressed to find a qualified replacement then obviously they need(ed) to pay more to start with.
Giving more than a market increase just because they have the clearance and don't suck only really serves to raise what the average performer makes... it's the very nature of the market value. Supply is short, price goes up. A company needs to compensate for that but that's an increase in baseline market value anyway... not rewarding employees for their average performance. It's called a market adjustment (see Deersty's post) and they exist entirely separate of merit increases.
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