Bonjour!
• Find the french equivalent of the following words
fair = juste
fairness = justice
(to) improve = améliorer
(to) empower = habiliter
underpaid = sous-payer
a wage / income = salaire
an overtime pay = heures supplémentaires rémunérées
a low-wage worker = un travailleur avec petit salaire
benefits = avantages
a pay-raise = une augmentation
a reward = une récompense
recognition = reconnaissance
performance appraisal = evaluation de performance
a one on one = un contre un
individual achievement / objective = accomplissement individuel / objectif
incentive = incitation
variable pay = remuneration variable
pay scale / salary grid = échelle salariale
earnings = boucles d’oreilles
stock options = option de stockage
• Answer the following questions
— Give a definition in English of « underpaid », « compensation » and "individual achievement"
Not being paid enough money for the job you are doing.
— What do you consider as a fair salary ?
A salary that is perceived to be “fair” is one whose financial reward is proportional to an individual's input. Other criteria are taken into account when thinking about what makes a “fair” salary, such as those relating to equality and fairness between employees.
— Which justification would you use to demand a pay raise to your manager?
I would write an e-mail in which I quantify my value with data and awards/accolades so I can demonstrate more tangibly how I have contributed to my company's bottom line and use specific, recent accomplishments and the value I’ve brought to the company as reasons for why I deserve the salary I am proposing.
— Explain the reason why the compensation is an important source of motivation for workers, but not the main / only one.
It is important because it increases or maintains the morale and/or satisfaction of the employee. It encourages you to keep performing well. However, it is not the only reason if the employee enjoys their work and what they are doing in their life.
