Job Evaluation/Grading

Job evaluation is a crucial aspect of maintaining good work practices in any organization. Our 2-day Paterson Job Evaluation workshop is accredited and designed to provide both theoretical and practical understanding of the Paterson method. Attendees will gain the skills to conduct consistent and accurate job evaluations, making it an essential workshop for anyone seeking to improve their organization’s job evaluation process. Determine the worth of one job in relation to others, from the perspectives of HR, reward, and relevant legislation with our workshop. Join us to gain the skills you need to conduct consistent and accurate job evaluations.

Job Evaluation is a systematic way of determining the value/worth of a job in relations to other jobs in an organisation. Job Evaluation is useful in that it:

  • Indicates the relative ‘size’ or ‘weight’ of a job.
  • Does not look at the volume of work assigned to a person but rather the demands, complexity, responsibility, and competencies required.
  • Provides a basis for designing an equitable pay structure (internal and external equity).
  • Provides a defensible framework for pay differentiation (Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value Legislation) &
  • Observes grading rules, therefore eliminates potential subjectivity.

Workshop Content

  • Job Evaluation:
    • Why, definition & background.
    • Key principles & concepts.
    • Legislative context (Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value).
    • Benefits.
    • Web-based systems.
    • Link to market data; and
    • The importance of good Job Profiles.
  • Job Evaluation Committees.
    • Establishing a Job Evaluation Committee.
    • Constitution.
    • Terms of reference; and
    • Dispute Resolution.
  • Paterson Job Evaluation factors & rules:
    • Branding.
    • Sub-banding (Lower, Middle, and Upper); and
    • Sub-grading (1 – 5).

At the end of this two-day workshop, delegates will have the necessary skills to carry out accurate, reliable & consistent job evaluations. QuikEval, our web-based Job Evaluation system will provide the basis for demonstration of a web-based job evaluation system.