Although there are numerous advantages to a person focused pay structure there are some dis-advantages for this type of pay structure. for an employer is the increased costs in training, hourly pay, and overhead costs. Obtaining additional skills makes employees better trained and receive higher pay levels. Person-focused pay systems may not work well with the already established incentive pay systems in that employees may prefer and work hardest for an incentive program rather than training to learn additional skills because the incentive pay is higher. Person-focused programs must create well-designed programs to entice employees and that can cost money. Additionally, putting a dollar amount to a new learned skill can be difficult.
