This two-day course will help participants design and implement compensation and benefits programmes that attract, motivate and retain talented employees.

Introduction

An effective Compensation and Benefits framework is necessary for every company seeking to attract, motivate and retain employees. Organisations must strike a delicate balance between internal equity, external competitiveness, and long-term business sustainability, while responding to evolving workforce expectations and market dynamics.

As organisations compete for top talent in a rapidly evolving business environment, compensation professionals must move beyond traditional practices.

This two-day workshop equips participants with the critical knowledge, frameworks, and practical tools to design effective total rewards strategies aligned with organisational goals.

Participants will explore key principles of compensation management, examine how internal and external forces shape reward outcomes, and engage in discussions on one of the most fundamental tensions in rewards strategy: balancing organisational need with capacity to pay. Through real-world scenarios and peer exchange, the program encourages thoughtful, disciplined approaches to making these trade-offs.

The workshop also incorporates the use of AI to support more efficient, data-driven analysis and decision-making in compensation — enhancing, rather than replacing, professional judgment.

If you want to transform your compensation strategy and elevate your HR impact, this is a must-attend programme. If you are looking to strengthen your organisation’s rewards strategy and elevate your HR impact, this programme offers both practical insights and actionable takeaways.

Participants are encouraged to bring along their laptops for this workshop.

Course Details: 

Objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Understand the total rewards philosophy and policy framework.

• Align the reward strategy with the company's business strategy.

• Identify the components in the rewards system such as direct, indirect & non-financial compensation, etc.

• Learn survey management techniques that meet the organization’s needs.

• Understand market pay practices & limited or ambiguous market data.

• Acquire basic skills in developing job levels and pay structures.

• Define rewards tools or strategies that link pay to performance within given budgets.

• Optimise employee benefits as part of total rewards.

• Apply AI tools to enhance compensation decision-making.

Outline

I. Linking The Rewards System to Business Strategy

• Understanding total rewards objectives, philosophy and models

• Aligning rewards strategies to business strategy

• The evolving role of HR as a strategic compensation partner

 

II. Determining Competitive Pay Practices While Ensuring Internal Equity

• Job analysis and job leveling methodologies

• Interpreting salary surveys

• Market pricing techniques

• Designing salary ranges and pay structures.

• Interpreting and using market data to partner effectively

• Managing ambiguous or limited market data

• Internal equity vs external competitiveness

 

III. Variable Pay Plans

• Pay-for-performance frameworks

 

IV. Performance Management System

• Linking performance outcomes to compensation

• Merit-based pay systems

 

V. Linking the Performance Management System to Total Rewards Strategies

• Managing the annual salary planning budget

• Optimizing pay-for-performance tools: merit, bonus, stock awards

• Balancing motivation and cost control

 

VI. Benefits, a Key Element in the Total Rewards Equation

• Designing competitive benefits programmes

• Enhancing employee value proposition (EVP)

Who should attend

• HR Business Partners

• Compensation & Benefits Specialists

• Payroll and Finance Professionals

• People Managers and Team Leaders

• HR practitioners seeking to strengthen strategic reward capabilities

• Anyone interested or has responsibilities in the area of Compensation & Benefits

 

Learning Methodology

Participants will benefit from:

• Real-world case studies and practical exercises

• Hands-on activities

• Interactive discussions and peer learning

• Expert insights from an experienced regional C&B Leader

 

Benefits of Attending This Programme:

• Enhance your strategic HR capabilities in compensation management

• Build expertise in designing competitive and sustainable reward systems

• Increase your value as a trusted HR advisor to business leaders

• Strengthen your career progression in HR, C&B, and total rewards roles

• Gain some data-driven and AI-enabled HR skills

Trainer

Sarah Ng has more than 20 years of Compensation management experience in J-APAC in multiple industries from Hi-Tech Manufacturing & Sales to Gases & Chemicals and Professional Services assuming leadership roles in a Regional and Corporate capacity. She first built her compensation foundation skills with Intel Singapore Pte. Ltd., and has since progressively advanced in her career as a Regional C&B Manager in Wuthelam Holdings and Air Products & Chemicals, and as Head of Compensation & Benefits, J-APAC in Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants. Her regional experience spans across 13 countries in the Japan-Asia Pacific region.

Sarah is highly competent in base salary structuring & job leveling; benchmarking & job pricing; variable pay plans design from inception in bonus plan modeling to its funding, allocation & distribution; mobility management; and benefits review & integration. As an internal consultant with the organizations she has worked for, Sarah develops and conducts regular education, training and/or communication programs for Business leaders, internal HR and Line Managers.

Sarah has also lectured part-time the Compensation Modules for the Certificate, Diploma, Degree and Master HRM courses. She also conducts the Compensation Module for HRSINGAPORE’s Certified Human Resource Administrator (CHRA) and Certified Human Resource Manager (CHRM) Courses. 

Sarah holds a Degree in Business Studies, Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and professional qualification in Chartered Secretary.

Administrative Details:

Scheduled Dates

• 3 & 4 September 2026  (Face-to-Face)  (42nd Run) - Confirmed

• 14 & 15 January 2027  (Face-to-Face)  (43rd Run)

Duration / Venue

• Two days

• 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

• Hotel Grand Pacific Singapore  (42nd Run)

Certification

A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded at the end of the course.

 

Course Fee

• S$ 1,362.50 w/GST (S$1,250.00) for Community/Corporate Subscriber

• S$ 1,395.20 w/GST (S$1,280.00) for Non-Subscriber

Funding

• Grants/Subsidies/SkillsFuture Credit are not applicable.

IHRP CPD Hours 

• 14

(Please refer to the IHRP website)

Refreshment

• Coffee & tea with snacks during the morning and afternoon breaks

• Lunch will be provided

Past Participants:

Past Participants' Comments

• "Gained practical insights on designing competitive rewards, strengthening employee wellbeing and building future-ready benefits strategies. Excited to translate these learnings into impactful HR practices!" - Stella Toh, Keller Foundations (S.E. Asia) Pte Ltd

• "Sarah (Trainer) is knowledgeable on the topic and is willing to share her experience"

• "The examples used by the Trainer to illustrate her points are really relevant, interesting and easy to follow! Very useful indeed to help with understanding" - Anna Tan, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd

• "Examples/anecdotes cited were relevant and thought-provoking." - Phua Shyan-Hwei

• "Sarah was very experienced and very knowledgeable in her area of work. Overall a very good program and provided good basis for Compensation & Benefits Management."

• "Trainer has a very good understanding of the course and has given us a very clear & thorough walk through Compensation & Benefits management." – Jessica Wong, Meiji Seika (S) Pte Ltd

• "Everything that I learn during this 2-day course is useful, along with lots of practice!" - Patsy Lee, Pigeon Singapore Pte Ltd

• "Case studies are useful as it gives an idea of how salary structures are designed"

• "All of it are useful!" -Cheryl Tan, Solvay Specialty Chemicals Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

• "Salary range concept is useful" - Angie Soh, Singapore Technologies Marine Limited

• "It has helped me to frame my knowledge of Comp & Ben!"

• "Job grading; salary structure (spread between min & max) can be applied at work" - Callie Tan from DEUTZ Asia-Pacific (Pte) Ltd

Past Participant Organisations

• A.O. Smith Electrical Products (SEA) Pte Ltd, Adventus Singapore Pte Ltd, Allied Telesis Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Alpha Analytical (S) Pte Ltd, Amplus Communication Pte Ltd, Arkema Pte Ltd, Ashok Leyland Ltd, Audex Pte Ltd, AvanStrate, A* Glasstech Pte Ltd, A*STAR, Allport Cargo Services Logistics Pte Limited, Audi Singapore Pte Ltd, ASMPT SMT Singapore Pte Ltd, AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd, Alexandra Hospital

• BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd, Biomedical Sciences Institutes, BMW Asia Pte Ltd, Boehringer Ingelheim Singapore Pte Ltd, Boeing Singapore Training & Flight Services Pte Ltd, Building and Construction Authority, Blizzard Entertainment, Bethesda Care Services, Bluesail New Valve Technology Singapore Pte Ltd, Biofourmis Singapore Pte Ltd, Barker Road Methodist Church, Bandai Namco Studios Singapore

• C.K. Tang, Caterpillar, Centenary Bank (Uganda), Central Label, Certis CISCO Security Pte Ltd, CEVA Asia Pacific Holdings Company Pte Ltd, CIBA Vision Asian Manufacturing & Logistics Pte Ltd, Citibank N.A., City Gas Pte Ltd, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Competition Commission of Singapore, Confucius Institute - NTU, Convergys Singapore Pte Ltd, Copper Development Centre - Southeast Asia, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Credit Suisse (Singapore) Ltd, China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation (SG Branch), Casio Singapore Pte Ltd, Changi Airport Group (S) Pte Ltd, Cheang Bak Vanhong Jewelry Store, Carl Zeiss Pte Ltd, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd, CDK Global (South East Asia) Pte Ltd, CARE Singapore, Church of Singapore, ClavystBio Pte Ltd

• Daimler South East Asia Pte Ltd, DBS Bank, Defence Science & Technology Agency, Deutsche Bank AG, DEUTZ Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, DHI Water & Environment (S) Pte Ltd, DOCOMO interTouch Pte Ltd, DBL Group Pte Ltd, Dualog Singapore Pte Ltd, Decathlon Singapore Pte Ltd, DIC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

• Economic Development Board Singapore, Epsilon Telecommunications (SP) Pte Ltd, E-T-A Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Europtronic (S) Pte Ltd, Ecolab Pte Ltd, Edwards Lifesciences (S) Pte Ltd, Ericsson Telecommunications Pte Ltd, Evooq Singapore Pte Ltd, EZ-Link Pte Ltd, Excelitas Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd

• Franklin Offshore International Pte Ltd, Fluke South East Asia Pte Ltd, Fabri-Tech Components (S) Pte Ltd, Franklin Covey Singapore Pte Ltd

• Gemalto Pte Ltd, GEMS Education (East Asia) Pte Ltd, GlaxoSmithKline, Global Indian International School Pte Ltd, GMP Recruitment Services (S) Pte Ltd, Goldbell Leasing Pte Ltd, Groz Beckert East Asia LLP, GWC Holdings Pte Ltd, Goodrich Aerostructures Service Center - Asia Pte Ltd

• Health Promotion Board, Health Sciences Authority, Heatec Jietong Pte Ltd, Heng Long Leather Co. Pte Ltd, Hewitt HR Delivery Services Pte Ltd, Horizon Singapore Terminals Pte Ltd, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, Housing Development Corporation Ltd, H.I.S. International Travel Pte Ltd, Hwa Chong International School, Haitong International Securities Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Home Nursing Foundation

• iFAST Financial Pte Ltd, iKnow Pte Ltd, Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation, International Baccalaureate Organisation, IE Singapore, IPC Information Systems (Singapore) Pte Ltd, IINO Singapore Pte Ltd, Indium Corporation of America, ifm electronic Asia Pte Ltd, Integra Petrochemicals Pte Ltd

• Jebsen & Jessen Technology (S) Pte Ltd, Jimmy Lea & Chartered Engineers Pte Ltd, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, Jurong Engineering Limited, Judicial Service Commission Secretariat

• K2 Specialist Services Pte Ltd, Keppel Fels Ltd, Keppel Shipyard Ltd, Knowledge Universe Singapore Pte Ltd, Kumon Asia & Oceania Pte Ltd, Kyowa Singapore Pte Ltd, Kemin Industries (Asia) Pte Ltd, K.U.S Holdings (S) Pte Ltd, Keywords International Pte Ltd, Kyocera Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Keysight Technologies Sales Singapore Pte Ltd, Kok Tong Construction Pte Ltd, Kaplan Higher Education Academy Pte Ltd, Keller Foundations (S E Asia) Pte Ltd

• Lam Research Singapore Pte Ltd, Leica Geosystems Technologies Pte Ltd, Lloyd Wise Ltd, LiveRamp Pte Ltd, Leong Hup Singapore Pte Ltd

• MacGREGOR Plimsoll Pte Ltd, Manulife Singapore, Mastercard, McDonald's Restaurants, Mediatek Singapore Pte Ltd, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, Mitsubishi Elevator (S) Pte Ltd, Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, M1 Limited, MEDs Technologies Pte Ltd, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, Merit Medical Singapore Pte Ltd, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, Mount Alvernia Hospital

• National Environment Agency, National University of Singapore, Nature Environment Products (S) Pte Ltd, Newcruz Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd, NTUC Fairprice Co-operative, NTUC Healthcare Co-operative, Nanyang Technological University, Netatech Engineering Pte Ltd, Navig8 Asia Pte Ltd, Nevigate Communications (S) Pte Ltd, NTN Bearing-Singapore (Pte) Ltd, NTUC Learninghub Pte Ltd, National University Health System Pte Ltd

• Olympus Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd, Omega Integration Pte Ltd, Optibelt Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, ONI Global Pte Ltd, Orbium Pte Ltd, On Site Alignment Pte Ltd, Ocean Network Express Pte Ltd

• PSA International, Palsgaard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Pertamina Energy Services Pte Ltd, Pigeon Singapore Pte Ltd, Philip Morris Singapore Pte Ltd, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd, PT.Asih Eka Abadi, Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office, Panasonic Healthcare Singapore Pte Ltd, Pizza Hut Singapore Pte Ltd, Pan-United Corporation Ltd, PEM Confinement Nanny Agency Pte Ltd, PT Cipta Mandiri Wirasakti

• RH Petrogas Limited, RichLand Logistics Services Pte Ltd, Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte Ltd, RF360 Sinagpore Pte Ltd

• Samsung Asia Pte Ltd, Science & Engineering Institutes, Sembawang Country Club, Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte Ltd, Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (NTU), Singapore Management University, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore Prison Service, Singapore Sports School, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore Zoological Gardens, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology, SK Energy International Pte Ltd, SL Ponie Pte Ltd, Solenoid Singapore te Ltd, Solvay Specialty Chemicals Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Spa Esprit Group Pte Ltd, ST Education & Training Pte Ltd, St Joseph's Home, ST Logistics Pte Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Form, STT Communications Ltd, Suki Sushi, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Pte Ltd, Systemed Pte Ltd, ST Electronics (Training & Simulation Systems) Pte Ltd, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Pte Ltd, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte Ltd, Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte Ltd, Sarika Gourmet Coffee Co. (S) Pte Ltd, Schueco Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore Children's Society, Sembcorp Specialised Construction Pte Ltd, Sahl International Pte Ltd, Shangri-La Hotel Limited, SP PowerGrid Ltd, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Schaefer Systems International Pte Ltd, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Swiss Club Singapore, Singapore Centre for Chinese Language Ltd, St. Andrew's Community Hospital (Simei)

• Taiyo Technology (S) Pte Ltd, Tampines Gas Centre Pte Ltd, Tanah Merah Country Club, Technic Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, Telekom Brunei Berhad, Tetra Pak South East Asia Pte Ltd, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited, TJS Pte Ltd, TNT Express Worldwide (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Tokio Marine Asia Training Vision, TTJ Design & Engineering Pte Ltd, Tat Chuan Acoustic Pte Ltd, TUV Rheinland Singapore Pte Ltd, Temasek Polytechnic, The Brunei Economic Development Board, Tokyo Gas Asia Pte. Ltd., TotalEnergies Trading Asia Pte Ltd, The Esplanade Co Ltd, Tanaka Electronics Singapore (Pte.) Ltd.

• UBTS Pte Ltd, UniCredit Bank AG, Ultratech SE Asia Pte Ltd, Up Your Service! Global, Ultra Clean Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, UTC Aerospace Systems

• V.Ships Asia Group Pte Ltd

• Watkins Syndicate Singapore Pte Ltd, Woh Hup (Private) Limited, World Courier Singapore Pte Ltd, Yinson Production Pte Ltd