Facilities Management Reward Support

HR & Reward Challenges in Facilities Management

We regularly hear from HR teams across the sector, who tell us they face a unique mix of HR and reward challenges:

1. Affordability

Managing a large number of low-paid workers means that FM employees are more sensitive to sudden changes, such as changes in the National Living Wage. Employers are often left to navigate wider pay decisions with smaller budgets.

2. Pay compression between entry-level and experienced roles

With a significant number of roles sitting at lower pay levels, enforced changes to the minimum wage narrows the pay gap between junior roles creating pay compression challenges.

3. High employee turnover

Retention issues are often seen in shift-based and low paid roles, leading to a high turnover in staff. Affordability challenges leave employers struggling to offer competitive rewards.

4. Equal pay

High profile cases have shone a spotlight on equality when it comes to pay. FM employers are more vulnerable to challenges around managing ‘similar, but different’ roles and ensuring that equal pay exists between them.

5. Dispersed, multi-site workforce

Maintaining consistent and fair reward practices across numerous sites is a challenge.