You are the HR Manager for a small company that produces and sells pretzels usin

You are the HR Manager for a small company that produces and sells pretzels using the company’s secret recipe for pretzel dough. In addition to offering hand-rolled pretzels and pretzel sticks with several different dipping sauce choices, the company also offers pretzel bites and stuffed pretzels. In addition to selling its products online and in some specialty grocery stores, the company operates 8 kiosks in shopping malls in a large metropolitan area. Each kiosk has onsite baking equipment, a soft drink dispenser, an ice maker, and humidity-controlled showcases. In addition to pretzels, each kiosk also offers soft drinks and bottled water.
You must make merit pay increase recommendations for 5 of the managers of each of the kiosks. These managers have just completed their first year with the company and are now to be considered for their first annual raise.
Each of the managers supervises a staff of 3 part-time employees on 2 different shifts. Each has at least an associate’s degree, and 1 (Bob Berghoff) has a bachelor’s degree. Their salary differences reflect varying levels of sales and management experience at the time of hire.
There are no formal company policies or guidelines regarding merit pay increases; however, you must stay within your merit increase budget of $12,000. Additionally, keep in mind that you may be setting precedents that will shape future expectations. Be prepared to justify your decisions to senior management if questioned.
Read through each of the synopses of the managers and then write a report that answers each of the answers at the end of the case study.
Questions:
What merit pay increases will you give each of these managers?
How did you determine the amount of each of these merit pay increases? In other words, did you use a merit increase grid, such as that shown in Table 13.1, or did you use another form of determining the amount of the increase?
Do you believe there would be a more effective way to reward performance instead of merit pay increases, such as performance bonuses that are not rolled into base pay or group bonuses for the kiosk teams? Why or why not?
Your report should be a minimum of 3 full pages (double-spaced, approximately 750 words), excluding header, cover page and/or references, using a 12-point font and 1-inch margins.
Salaries are in the photos