1. The Wage and Salary Program
   1. Definition of Terms
   2. Goals
   3. Important Considerations
2. Job Evaluation
   1. Methods
   2. Problems
3. Wage and Salary Surveys
4. Determining Pay Rates
   1. Pay Grades
   2. Broadbanding
5. Adjusting the Pay Structure
   1. Competition and Inflation
   2. Wage Cuts
6. Rules of Administration
   1. Merit-Pay Plans
   2. Skills-Based Pay
   3. Controlling Wage and Salary Expenditures
   4. Pay Increases
   5. The Pay-for-Performance Concept
7. Government Regulation
   1. Minimum and Overtime Wage Laws
   2. Equal Pay Act
8. Current Issues
   1. Comparable Worth
   2. Wage versus Salaried Status
   3. Secrecy
9. Role of the Human Resources Department