Amalgamated Industries manufactures parts for furniture. Management has decided to change the method of payment to a skill-based plan. You are interested in increasing your current compensation and see this as an opportunity.
-Which of the following may be a disadvantage of introducing this type of pay plan?
A) Employees will become less motivated.
B) Employees will become more specialized.
C) Employees will tend not to work as hard as before.
D) Your employer may pay for skills that they aren't using.
E) Your employer will have less control over what each employee does.

Question

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Introducing a skill-based pay plan may result in the employer paying for skills that they aren't using, which could be a disadvantage for the company. The other options mentioned are not necessarily disadvantages of this type of pay plan.

Amalgamated Industries Manufactures Parts for Furniture