JOB EVALUATION
Advice on implementing job evaluation
Most job evaluation experts admit that constant change is necessary to keep arrangements up-to-date and relevant. So, it comes as no surprise that new research by IRS suggests that as many as four in ten employers with job evaluation reported that their schemes had been introduced or subject to major revision in the past five years -- most commonly with the introduction of a new scheme.
Overall, the survey of 162 organisations found that half of respondents (49%) operate a job evaluation scheme (for a review of the first part of this IRS survey see e-reward.co.uk News 1 February 2004).
The second part of the IRS research looks at how employers are using job evaluation. One of the most useful parts of the study came in the form of advice and tips from employers. The themes that emerged can be grouped in four main categories:
1. Job evaluation schemes should be robust and able to withstand tenuous challenges.
2. There is a need to be open and effectively involve/communicate with and/or train staff.
3. Schemes need to be kept current and up-to-date.
4. There is a need to plan time and resources required.
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Title: "Putting job evaluation to work: tips from the front line", IRS Employment Review 792 /Employment Trends, 23 January 2004.
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Posted 8 March 2004