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Description

Deferred Pay and Employee Savings Schemes: Compare, Decide and Explain

Choosing between collective value-sharing schemes based on their true cost and their perceived value

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Value sharing comes back on the table at every compensation review. From a distance, collective schemes all look alike and management teams hesitate over which one genuinely serves employees at a controlled cost. Employees, for their part, understand neither the calculation formula nor the conditions under which the amounts credited to them become available.

One day to distinguish between deferred pay mechanisms, then to compare their cost to the employer and their perceived value for beneficiaries. Participants build a decision grid and prepare the presentation message intended for employees and employee representatives.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish between the main deferred pay and value-sharing schemes
  • Compare the cost to the employer with the net gain for the employee
  • Identify implementation conditions and the stakeholders to involve
  • Build a decision grid suited to the size and results of the organisation
  • Explain how each scheme works to employees

What makes this programme different

A comparison grid is completed scheme by scheme during the session
Cost and net gain simulations are run on the participants' own job profiles
The presentation message for employees is drafted and then tested in front of the group

Programme

1Overview of the Schemes

Positioning each mechanism

  • The logic of deferred pay compared with immediate salary
  • Profit-linked and performance-linked reward schemes
  • Workplace savings plans and employer contributions
  • End-of-service and supplementary retirement arrangements

2Employer Cost and Employee Gain

Compare before deciding

  • Treatment of the amounts paid and their impact on the total reward package
  • Comparison with a salary increase of equivalent cost, for example AED 20,000 per employee
  • Effect on the payroll budget and on cash flow
  • The case of businesses with irregular results

3Implementation and Communication

Agree the scheme, then make it understood

  • Selecting the scheme and drafting the plan rules
  • Role of employee representatives and of the administering providers
  • Calculation formula and allocation criteria
  • Individual statements and the annual review meeting with employees

Who is it for

Compensation and benefits managers and officers, HR managers, owners and directors of small businesses, and members of employee representation bodies.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.