Fair Compensation

Chemists as employers should treat subordinates with respect for their professionalism and concern for their well-being, and provide them with a safe, congenial working environment, fair compensation, and proper acknowledgment of their scientific contribution. 

Virtually every practitioner and many students reading this text have either participated in or know of a discussion similar to the one taking place at the beginning of the scenario. Pharmacists and pharmacy support staff typically are hardworking, honest people who want the best for their patients. However, they are made of the same fabric as everyone else and desire equitable treatment and fair compensation for their work. 

The Authors Guild is the nations largest society of published book authors. Since 1912 it has been the leading writers advocate for fair compensation, effective copyright protection, and free expression. Further information is available at www.authorsguild.org. 

Although this concept is a bit esoteric and is difficult to quantify, safety and health professionals can see the distinction between happy and unhappy employees by simply watching the smiles on the faces of their employees. If your anployee s basic needs, inclnding safety and health, are met and a fair compensation level is provided, the safety and health professional will have an impact on the happiness levels of his or her employees through the creation of a safe, healthful, environmentally sound, employee-empowered workplace that is free of conflict and strife. Arguably, a happy employee will work safer, and the creation of this happiness will pay dividends to employees as well as your company or organization. Happy = Safe. 

The seven aspects of fairness that we found across the organizations were Fair and legal staffing or recruiting processes. Fair professional development practices. Fair compensation. Fair promotion practices. Fair policies and norms. Fair treatment, and Fair work-life balance. 

However, fair compensation issues are not limited to faculty. What follows is but an excerpt of what a staff member shared with us when we asked him his vision for Big School as an exemplar of inclusion ... 

Would I prefer career security, that is, always being employed doing what I love and being fairly compensated for it ... 

They argued again that USA v. The Chemical Foundation, Inc. had clearly demonstrated a government right to license any patent from the Chemical Foundation and that the courts recognized a public interest in the formation of the Chemical Foundation. Therefore, fair compensation to the German patent owners would include consideration at least of Chemical Foundation patents used by the government. 

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