A work culture can be defined as the way work is done. It includes how people are selected, developed, managed and rewarded. A work climate can be defined as the atmosphere of the work group. It includes morale, attitude and relationships of the workers to each other. Internal equity is another factor to consider when determining why a pay action should be taken.
Internal equity refers to the pay relationships among jobs or skill levels within an organization.
It focuses on acceptance of those relationships, involves the establishment of equal pay for jobs of equal worth and acceptable pay differences for jobs of unequal worth. Remember that the pay decisions need to be explainable and reasonable. Salary data is available to the public. As a result, equity could become an issue at the university more so than in the private sector. Pay decisions during on-going employment are typically event driven.