PRP for Manual Workers: Issues and Experience

Abstract

Evidence indicates that the distribution of performance‐related pay (PRP) schemes among manual workers is limited and has increased at a much slower rate than with non‐manual workers. Case study evidence from firms with manual PRP schemes is used to investigate this. A successful PRP scheme for manual workers is likely to demand a very careful introduction. Successful operation of a manual PRP scheme is only likely if the organizational culture changes at the same time, or if it is part of a wider process of performance management.

Citation

Brough, I. (1994), "PRP for Manual Workers: Issues and Experience", Employee Relations, Vol. 16 No. 7, pp. 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459410073960