Explain briefly ‘Remuneration of Employees’ and ‘Scaler Chain’ as principles of General Management.
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Remuneration of employees: Fayol suggested that remuneration should be fair reasonable. The method of remuneration should be simple and understandable. It should be satisfactory to both employees and employers. It should be directly associated with efforts. Remuneration should be fixed on the basis of work assigned, cost of living and financial position of the business.
(a) Scalar chain: Scalar chain is the chain of superiors ranging from the higher level of authority to the lowest level in an organisation. Any communication going up or coming down should follow this chain. Fayol has suggested gang plank which is the system of direct communication between two employees not in the same chain to prevent scalar chain from bogging communication flow.
Remuneration of employees: Employees in the organisation must be paid fairly or adequately to give them maximum satisfaction. Remuneration must be fair and just because if employees are underpaid, then they will not be satisfied and an unsatisfied person can never contribute maximum to the organisation.
Scalar Chain:Scalar chain is the formal line of authority which moves from highest to lowest rank in a straight line. It is not always a bearer of good news.