Job Grades, Job Evaluation and Jobscore

NRC: Job grades, job evaluation, and Jobscore.

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Contents

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Introduction to Salary Structures 1

1.0 Job Grades 2

       1.1 Grade Structures 2

             1.1.1 Single Graded Structure 2

             1.1.2 Career Structure 4

             1.1.3 Job Family Structure 5

             1.1.4 Differences between Structures from the point of view of Management and Staff 7

       1.2 Determining the number of Grades in a Structure 8

             1.2.1 Ranking 8

                   1.2.1a Simple Ranking 8

                   1.2.1b Paired Comparison Ranking 9

             1.2.2 Classification 9

             1.2.3 Point Method 10

                   1.2.3a Tailor-made and Off the Shelf Systems 10

       1.3 Determining the Grade Boundaries 11

                   1.3a Determining the Number of Grades 11

             1.3.1 Determining the Grade Salary Range (Band Width) 12

             1.3.2 Aligning Grades to Market Salaries 14

             1.3.3 Sumary of Grade Width Types 15

       1.4 Individual Job Ranges Structure 15

2.0 Paying for Performance 16

       2.1 Performance Bands and Compa-Ratio 16

3.0 Job Evaluation and Jobscore 17

       3.1 Jobscore 17

                   3.1a Jobscore Factors 19

                   3.1b Conducting Evaluations with Jobscore 21

4.0 Using Surveys to set Salary Levels 22

5.0 Budgeting for Remuneration 23

6.0 Long Term Human Resources and Remuneration Planning 24

The NRC specialises in the development of grade structures and the provision of supporting market salaries. The tools provided by the NRC for this process are its job evaluation system Jobscore and its salary surveys. Access to Jobscore and market data is by annual licence. Details of Jobscore, an internet-based system, and the market salary surveys can be seen at the NRC website www.natrem.com.au. Jobscore and NRC survey data are also used to support and strengthen existing grade structures within organisations and for longer term remuneration planning.

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Contents
	Page
Introduction to Salary Structures	1
1.0 Job Grades	2
1.1 Grade Structures	2
1.1.1 Single Graded Structure	2
1.1.2 Career Structure	4
1.1.3 Job Family Structure	5
1.1.4 Differences between Structures from the point of view of Management and Staff	7
1.2 Determining the number of Grades in a Structure	8
1.2.1 Ranking	8
1.2.1a Simple Ranking	8
1.2.1b Paired Comparison Ranking	9
1.2.2 Classification	9
1.2.3 Point Method	10
1.2.3a Tailor-made and Off the Shelf Systems	10
1.3 Determining the Grade Boundaries	11
1.3a Determining the Number of Grades	11
1.3.1 Determining the Grade Salary Range (Band Width)	12
1.3.2 Aligning Grades to Market Salaries	14
1.3.3 Sumary of Grade Width Types	15
1.4 Individual Job Ranges Structure	15
2.0 Paying for Performance	16
2.1 Performance Bands and Compa-Ratio	16
3.0 Job Evaluation and Jobscore	17
3.1 Jobscore	17
3.1a Jobscore Factors	19
3.1b Conducting Evaluations with Jobscore	21
4.0 Using Surveys to set Salary Levels	22
5.0 Budgeting for Remuneration	23
6.0 Long Term Human Resources and Remuneration Planning	24