Throughout this course we explored many aspects of HRM, and none draws more heartburn for HR professionals than compensation and benefits.

Throughout this course we explored many aspects of HRM, and none draws more heartburn for HR professionals than compensation and benefits. Let's be honest, for most of us the reason we work is that we need the money and/or benefits. Compensation practices have a simple history: the organization pays as little as it can while the employee tries to earn as much as he or she can. This very struggle helped give rise to unions.