Contingent Pay and Experience with its use by Organizations of the Czech Republic Operating in the Field of Environmental Protection

One part of the total employee-s reward is apart from basic wages or salary, employee-s benefits and intangible elements also so called contingent (variable) pay. Contingent pay is connected to performance, contribution, capcompetency or skills of individual employees, and to team-s or company-wide performance or to combination of few of the mentioned possibilities. Main aim of this article is to define, based on available information, contingent pay, describe reasons for its implementation and arguments for and against this type of remuneration, but also bring information not only about its extent and level of utilization by organizations of the Czech Republic operating in the field of environmental protection, but also mention their practical experience with this type of remuneration.

• Petra Horváthová
• Marcela Davidová
• Miroslava Bendová

• Contingent pay
• environmental protection
• experience in using
• organizations of the Czech Republic.

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