Setting of pay levels at All Season Fitness
Peter works for All Season Fitness, a small sports equipment and clothing retail store located in the southern interior of B.C. He just learned that one of his co-workers, who works full-time and started one year after Peter started at the company, is being paid 20 percent more than Peter is. Peter worked for All Season Fitness for three years part-time while attending Okanagan College business program. His base pay is minimum wage. All Season Fitness’s compensation includes 90 percent base pay and 10 percent individual commissions. The owner believes that rewards and recognition programs play a key role in retaining a good workforce, particularly in the sports retail environment, where many of his employees make minimum wage. He provides his student employees with flexible work hours and an annual school tuition scholarship of $1,000.
- What would be two (2) external factors that would influence the setting of pay levels at All Season Fitness?
- What is the 10% commission pay used at All Season Fitness called?
- Which voluntary benefit is provided by All Season Fitness to its employees?
- The owner of All Season Fitness would like to conduct a systematic procedure to determine the relative worth of jobs. What is this called?

