Contextual influences on compensation practice -- Traditional bases for pay : seniority and merit -- Incentive pay -- Person-focused pay -- Building internally consistent compensation systems -- Building market-competitive compensation systems -- Building pay structures that recognize employee contributions -- Discretionary benefits -- Employer-sponsored retirement plans and health insurance programs -- Legally required benefits -- Compensating executives -- Compensating the flexible workforce : contingent employees and flexible work schedules -- Compensating expatriates -- Pay and benefits outside the United States -- Glossary.