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Is your pay and benefits practice fair and controlled? Free C&B Readiness Check

Check your pay structure, C&B budget and appraisal in about 10 minutes

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Employee Compensation & Benefits Readiness Check

This free Readiness Check takes about 10 minutes and helps HR and C&B staff in Malaysia see how well they manage pay, benefits and performance. Rate 18 statements about salary structure, benefits, C&B budgets and appraisal. You get a score, the area to strengthen first, and a printable checklist for your monthly and annual C&B work.

18 statements, about 10 minutes.

Your answers stay on this device until you ask for your report.

Where should we send your report?

We email you a link to confirm. Your report opens after you click it.

How we use your details: only to send this report and, if you ticked the box, tips about training. You can unsubscribe or delete your data from any email. For people aged 18 and over. Privacy notice version 2026-10-16.

This is a self-check, not an exam or a certificate.

Why check this now?

Find your gaps before an audit or a review does.

Pay is often the largest cost in a business and the fastest way to lose trust. A clear salary structure, a controlled budget and appraisals that people believe in protect both the payroll bill and staff morale.

What does the assessment ask?

Rate each statement from Not yet to Always. These are the statements, by area.

Salary structure and salary management

  1. Every job is placed in a grade with a salary range, based on a documented job evaluation.
  2. I compare our pay with reliable salary survey data at least once a year.
  3. I check that every basic wage meets the current Minimum Wages Order.
  4. I can explain to an employee why their pay sits where it does in the salary range.
  5. Every salary change, such as an increment, promotion or adjustment, is approved and recorded with its reason.

Benefits and allowances

  1. Our benefits policy states who is eligible for each benefit and allowance.
  2. I check that leave and other benefits meet at least what the Employment Act 1955 requires for the employees it covers.
  3. Before a new allowance or benefit in kind is introduced, I confirm with payroll how it is treated for EPF and PCB.
  4. I review the cost and take-up of each benefit every year.

C&B budget and cost control

  1. I prepare the annual salary and benefits budget from actual headcount and payroll data.
  2. The budget includes employer EPF, SOCSO and EIS contributions and the HRD Corp levy, not only salaries.
  3. I compare actual C&B spending with the budget every month and explain significant variances.
  4. I estimate the full cost of increments and bonuses before management approves them.

Performance and appraisal

  1. Every employee has KPIs or goals agreed at the start of the review period.
  2. Managers record evidence of performance during the year, not only at appraisal time.
  3. I run a calibration session so ratings are consistent across departments.
  4. Increments and bonuses follow a written link to performance ratings.
  5. Employees with performance gaps get a documented improvement plan and support.

How do you use it?

Three steps, then a private report.
  1. Step 1Rate each statement honestly for how you work today. It takes about 10 minutes.
  2. Step 2See your readiness band as soon as you finish, free and without signing up.
  3. Step 3Want to keep it? Ask for the detailed report: your score by area, your top gaps, the next step and the checklist as a PDF.

  4. What do you get with the report?

    A private report page and a PDF in English or Bahasa Malaysia with your score by area, the gaps to work on first, the recommended next step and this checklist.Last updated 13 November 2026

What is on the daily checklist?

Tick items as you work. Ticks are saved on this device only.

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What comes after your result?

Finish this course and it already counts. You never repeat it.

Each area of this check matches a core course for Certifyd Compensation & Benefits Manager (CCBM). Close your weakest area first, live or online, and every course you finish counts toward the CCBM title.

See the CCBM certification

How does the path to a certification work?

Start free. Pay one course at a time.

Which courses go deeper?

Build the next skill in the same track.
Same track, a few minutes each.

Frequently asked questions.

Short answers to what people ask first.

How is my score worked out?

You rate each statement from Not yet (0) to Always (3). Your score is the percentage of the maximum points, and your lowest scoring section shows which course to look at first.

Does a high score mean I am certified?

No. This is a self-check of your current practice, not part of the Certifyd Compensation & Benefits Manager assessment. The certification is earned by completing its core courses and assessment.

Who is this Readiness Check for?

HR and C&B executives, HR managers and business owners who set pay, manage benefits or run performance appraisals in Malaysia.

Is the Employee Compensation & Benefits Readiness Check free?

Yes. You can answer every statement and see your readiness band without signing up. Your email is asked for only if you want the detailed report and the PDF checklist.

Do you store my answers?

Not until you ask for your report. Until then your answers stay in this browser. After you confirm your email, they are kept with your report and you can delete them from any email we send.

What happens after the assessment?

Your report recommends one next step: the core course for your weakest area, or the full certification when you are ready.