Performance Related Pay

Question:

We are considering paying our staff a basic wage with performances enchantments linked to UDA targets and private income. Does anybody else do this and now do they find the results.

Answer:

We would welcome any feedback from any practice that does this or may have done this in the past.

Answer:

I would check with your Indemnity providers and also the BDA

As we did consider this some time ago, and was advised against it

As if 1 dental surgeon and nurse performs well and another dental surgeon is off sick and the other nurse does not get a bonus, then it is deemed as unfair!

Answer:

We pay a commission to our Treatment Co-ordinator for every new patient start treatment she achieves – happy to share the bones of this with the practice concerned.

In addition we pay a small year-end bonus for performance related achievement to each member of the employed team.

January 2014