University of California, Santa Barbara

Managing Employee Compensation and Benefits Specialization

University of California, Santa Barbara

Managing Employee Compensation and Benefits Specialization

Build Fair and Competitive Compensation Programs.

Learn to design pay, incentives, and benefits that support employees and organizational goals.

Christina Chung

Instructor: Christina Chung

What you'll learn

  • Build and evaluate pay structures using job information, salary data, employment laws, and organizational needs.

  • Choose incentive plans that encourage the right results and fit different employees, jobs, and workplaces.

  • Evaluate employee benefits and total rewards and recommend improvements that support employees and organizational goals.

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Taught in English
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October 2026

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Specialization - 3 course series

Employee Compensation Strategy and Pay Structures

Employee Compensation Strategy and Pay Structures

Course 1, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain how pay, benefits, employment laws, business goals, and labor market conditions shape compensation decisions.

  • Use job information and salary data to build and evaluate fair, competitive pay structures.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Compensation Management
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Human Resource Strategy
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Market Data
Category: Human Resources
Category: Job Evaluation
Category: Job Analysis
Category: Labor Compliance
Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Compensation Strategy
Category: Labor Law
Category: Compensation Analysis
Performance-Based Pay and Incentive Plan Design

Performance-Based Pay and Incentive Plan Design

Course 2, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Compare base pay, bonuses, commissions, and other incentives and explain how they can influence employee performance.

  • Evaluate pay programs and recommend fair, practical improvements for different employees, jobs, and workplaces.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Ethics
Category: Employee Performance Management
Category: Compensation Strategy
Category: Compensation Analysis
Category: Program Implementation
Category: Human Resources
Category: Governance
Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Human Resource Strategy
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Team Motivation
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Payroll
Category: Labor Compliance
Category: Compensation Management
Employee Benefits and Total Rewards Management

Employee Benefits and Total Rewards Management

Course 3, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain how health insurance, retirement plans, paid leave, and other employee benefits work.

  • Evaluate an organization’s benefits and rewards and recommend improvements that support employees and organizational goals.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Benefits Administration
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Regulatory Requirements
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Category: Compensation Management
Category: Insurance
Category: Human Resources
Category: Employee Retention

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Christina Chung
University of California, Santa Barbara
5 Courses592 learners

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