Master the art and science of Total Rewards in this 10‑module course designed to help you build compensation, incentives, and benefits programs that attract talent, reinforce performance, stay compliant, and feel fair and motivating to employees. You’ll learn how to craft transparent pay philosophies, navigate legal requirements, design performance‑driving reward systems, and build benefits portfolios that balance cost, competitiveness, and employee experience. By the end, you’ll be able to design a Total Rewards strategy that is competitive, compliant, and compelling—one that employees understand, trust, and value.
1. Welcome to Rewards Mastery
2. Designing a Compensation Philosophy People Trust
3. Why Pay Looks Different
4. The Legal Map for Pay and Benefits
5. Wage and Hour Realty Check
6. When Work Hurts
7. Motivation By Design
8. Benefits that Say " We've Got You"
9. Security and Growth Benefits
10. Capstone Summary
Following this program, learners will be able to:
Explain the Total Rewards landscape and how compensation, incentives, and benefits work together to influence employee behavior and organizational performance.
Create a clear compensation philosophy emphasizing fairness, transparency, internal consistency, and external competitiveness.
Analyze factors that shape pay levels, including labor market forces, legislation, organizational culture, and individual performance.
Apply compliance essentials related to wage laws, overtime rules, workers’ compensation, protected groups, and timely pay requirements.
Differentiate between livable wage and minimum wage and incorporate both into responsible compensation decisions.
Design incentive and recognition programs such as merit pay, bonuses, MBO‑aligned incentives, spot rewards, referral bonuses, and commission/bonus hybrids.
Build a holistic benefits portfolio covering health plans, disability programs, retirement options, tuition assistance, work‑life perks, and non‑cash recognition.
Evaluate risk, fairness, and employee perception to ensure rewards are motivating, inclusive, and aligned to diverse workforce needs.
Use communication strategies that help employees understand and trust their rewards, improving engagement and perceived fairness.
Integrate Total Rewards into organizational strategy, showing leaders how pay and benefits drive retention, motivation, and performance.
Certificate of completion
Master the art and science of Total Rewards in this 10‑module course designed to help you build compensation, incentives, and benefits programs that attract talent, reinforce performance, stay compliant, and feel fair and motivating to employees. You’ll learn how to craft transparent pay philosophies, navigate legal requirements, design performance‑driving reward systems, and build benefits portfolios that balance cost, competitiveness, and employee experience. By the end, you’ll be able to design a Total Rewards strategy that is competitive, compliant, and compelling—one that employees understand, trust, and value.