The CEO of a web development company gives employees a lot of freedom to develop new applications, pays employees by the hour, and allows employees to work as needed to develop applications. Because of this approach, the payroll costs vary quite a bit. The CEO would like to get costs under control and make payroll costs more stable.Which approach can be used to bring payroll costs under control and make them more stable in this situation?
a. Provide a work-at-home or telecommuting option for employees
b. Transition employees from an hourly pay model to a salaried pay model
c. Offer employees stock options as a part of their compensation packages
d. Group employees in teams and pay them based on the team's productivity