Salary & Benefits Structure

A well designed salary and benefits structure is necessary to retain employees while controlling the organization’s payroll expenses. A poorly designed structure can cause increased payroll costs or a drain of talent from an organization.

On an assignment of a market survey, among the comparators in similar industries, we carry out such surveys to determine the pay market and to establish where the client’s position is in the market, draw up a comparative statement for the client to establish a market competitive compensation plan, based on the survey findings, in order to be able to attract and retain quality people.

Job Analysis and Job Evaluation

A major part of retaining employees, while ensuring the organization receives the full value of their work, is to ensure that employees are paid according to the value of the work they do.

Job analysis and evaluation separates jobs into levels, based on the difference between jobs in a line and the comparative value of jobs in different lines.

Our certified consultants use job evaluation techniques to determine the value of each job to the organization, and also as part of ensuring a rational salary structure.

Performance Management

Performance Management helps organizations identify high performers and ensure that employees work in alignment with organization objectives. A good performance management system improves employees’ morale by rewarding their work in a transparent, fair and just manner, while identifying their training needs for future improvement also.

We design effective and user-friendly performance management systems that mesh personal objectives with organization objectives, through identification of competencies and development of rating scales, and linking pay to performance. We follow up our system design by training the appraisers and appraisees by holding workshops to ensure both of them understand and can use the system.

Training and Development

Organizations should recognize the important contribution training makes to continuing efficiency; otherwise obsolescence creeps in. The prime responsibility for training rests with management.  Organizations retain people by offering a chance for growth, both in skills and experience, and as individuals. Employees are motivated by knowing they have the opportunity to learn new skills and move to higher positions, while the employer benefits by having trained and skilled people, who will be the future leaders of the organization

We provide training policies and structure, including setting up processes for Training Needs Assessment and Training Calendars; Development processes, like Individual Career Plans and Succession Plans; as well as actual training of employees.

Manpower Planning, Development & Succession Plans

Proper planning ensures that there are no excesses or shortfalls of personnel and people with the required skills are available when needed. A transparent Career progression plan allows an organization to retain skilled people, as they know their future prospects within the organization.

We train management in setting up Manpower Plans and Career Progression Plans aligned with Performance Management Systems so that the organization can identify the strengths and deficiencies of employees to ensure they reach their potential, while the organization develops the required skillsets for its own growth and its future leadership through management training, Succession Plans and Individual Career Plans.

Communication Policy

Lack of communication is the major source of problems within an organization, leading to conflict, loss of productivity and unnecessary stress at the workplace.

We develop an effective communication policy on request, for sharing relevant organizational matters, to ensure that everyone has the information they need to know to do their jobs effectively.

Early Separation Schemes

When an organization is overstaffed, or needs to restructure or shut down some part of the organization, the law offers a provision for retrenchment, which is legally cumbersome to implement and harmful to the morale of the organization. In such situations, the organization can offer employees an option for early separation, under a severance scheme.

Monower Associates designs customized severance packages, in addition to the employees’ terminal benefits, which are socially acceptable for loss of employment and fair and attractive to the employees.

Outplacement Services

Transitioning staff out of an organization is a delicate process and should be handled in the best possible manner. Progressive employers provide outplacement services to their employees who become redundant, to assist the employees to get a proper job on their own within the shortest possible time.

We provide career counselling and training to help develop their skills in the areas of proper resume writing, in line with the requirements of different employers for different jobs; preparation for interviews, which include prior research, proper etiquette, etc.; along with assisting the affected employees in getting jobs, when asked for.

Payroll Management

Payroll management is a major administrative problem, especially for smaller organizations, where the fixed costs are high, compared to the number of employees in service.

For such organizations, we manage employee payments, including salaries, employee benefits, tax deductions, advances, bonuses, etc., and handle all administrative issues, in utmost confidence, so the client only has to pay a single invoice each month.

Outsourcing Services

Organizations often find the process of setting up a complete establishment, following legal formalities, time consuming and expensive, in the short term. Existing organizations too, now outsource certain functions to minimize cost and avoid administrative hassles. Such organizations do not hire employees directly, but rather recruit employees through a third party to carry on their activities.

We provide employees, according to the clients’ specifications, on our payroll, and continuously monitor their performance and discipline while in service. Our reputation in the market provides us the credibility to attract and retain quality people for our clients.

Labour Laws

Non-compliance with current law is quite common, as most employers seemingly pay little attention to enforcing compliance. As a result, most employers are unaware of the changes in the country’s Labour Laws and the updated requirements that have come into force.

We have expert legal advisors to assist employers in understanding and interpreting legal provisions and designing optimal measures to attain compliance.

Health, Safety & Environment

It is an organization’s responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy working environment and safe work practices. Failure to do so may result in injury and death and penalties and prosecution of the employer.

Our certified experts conduct OHSE audits, identify risks and develop HSE Manuals and processes for total management including reporting and Permit to Work systems and provide trainings on risk assessment, hazard identification and emergency response. We also help clients prepare for OHS certification.

HR Due Diligence

The best designed systems in the world are useless if they are not implemented properly.

We carry out HR audits to identify whether the necessary policies and procedures exist, if not, help the organization to draw up the policies and ensure all existing policies and procedures are being implemented at all levels of the organization and the existing practices are in line with the organizations stated values and policies, in order to identify the shortfalls and recommend corrective measures.

Organization Restructuring

An organization’s structure determines the way things work and the flow of responsibility, authority and accountability throughout the organization. A misaligned structure leads to complications, and makes the organization ineffective.

We design new organizations, restructure the existing ones and help clients to develop functional streams with manpower planning. We observe the existing/planned work processes and systems to understand the workflow model, which is then optimized by identifying and removing redundancies, as appropriate.

Disaster/Crisis Management

Disaster/emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It involves preparing for a disaster before it happens, disaster response (e.g. emergency evacuation, quarantine, mass decontamination, etc.), as well as supporting, and rebuilding society after natural or human-made disasters have occurred.

Having proper emergency procedures for handling sudden or unexpected situations in place helps organizations avoid severe losses such as multiple casualties and possible financial collapse of the organization.

Monower Associates helps to develop disaster & emergency plans to ensure prompt & efficient administration of a disaster situation by establishing procedures and assigning responsibilities.

Change Management

Change is inevitable, whether driven by the external environment or by internal constraints. An organization which is unable to change, will find itself irrelevant or uncompetitive. A major problem with implementing changes is that people and institutions generally resist any change that forces them outside their comfort zone.

 We study an organization, identify the changes needed and design a process to implement the changes with minimal disruption to normal work.