Ford Motor Co. on Monday informed salaried employees of changes to bonus awards following outcry from some workers who felt the payout was unfair.
At issue are bonuses for lower-level salaried employees, whom the company refers to as general salary role, or GSR, and their direct supervisors, known as LL6 employees. Those employees recently were notified they'd be awarded 54% of their bonus targets for 2021, based on the company's results in North America. Meanwhile, higher-level employees — whose bonuses are based on global results — would receive 135% of their targets. Adding fuel to employees' ire, General Motors Co. recently notified its salaried workers they'd get 200% of their bonus targets.
Amid the backlash, Ford executives huddled over the weekend and decided to double awards for those who were slated to get 54% of their targets, while senior executives would take a reduced amount. The news first was reported Monday by the Detroit Free Press.
