UMGC Compensation Management and Salary Wages Essay

Instructions

ResearchVisit a website that lists job postings for major U.S. cities, such as

LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com)

Indeed (www.indeed.com/)

CareerBuilder.com (www.careerbuilder.com/)

You also can search the classifieds or jobs sections of online versions ofprint newspapers.

Look through the job postings on whatever site you choose and find atotal of nine postings that meet the following criteria:Three positions where wages are paid in terms of an annual salary

Three positions where wages are paid in terms of an hourly rate

Three positions where wages are paid in another form besidessalary or hourly

Save the link information for each posting so you can refer to it later andadd it to your Works Cited page.

Writing Your Essay

Use the nine job postings you found to write an essay in which youanswer the following questions:

1. Review the three positions where wages are paid in terms of anannual salary. Why do these positions pay a salary instead of anhourly wage?

2. Review the three positions where wages are paid in terms of anhourly rate. Why do these positions pay an hourly rate instead of asalary?

3. Which law regulates the determination of the form ofcompensation? What are the legal requirements for a position thatpays a salary? Why do you think this law was established?

4. Review the three positions where wages are paid in another formbesides salary or hourly. What are the other forms ofcompensation? Why do you think these specific methods havebeen chosen? How are these methods of compensation more orless effective than hourly or salary wages?

Your completed project will consist of an essay written in APA formatwith an introduction, a body, a conclusion, and a Works Cited page.You can use the Research and Writing Center (pflibrary.pennfoster.edu/c.php?g=633288) in the online library as a guide if you need remindersabout how to write your paper and cite sources in APA format.Ensure your essay is typed and double-spaced in a simple, standardprint font, size 12. Use a standard document format with one-inchmargins.