HRM.3:4.1 - Recover the reward question and existing commitments

Identify the affected jobs, people and time periods; the current terms; applicable agreements, minimums, equality and consultation requirements; the authority to alter them; and the available budget and payment capacity. Obtain qualified interpretation where an act depends on uncertain institutional grounds. Separate an owed amount from a prospective design choice.

Explain the contribution the arrangement is intended to support and the people for whom it must be obtainable. An employer may seek scarce capability, predictable service, progression, shared learning or some combination. Employees can value money, time, security, flexibility and opportunities differently. Obtain their relevant responses instead of assuming a universal preference ranking. Non-financial conditions can matter to an offer, but do not erase an existing monetary or protective obligation.