A job analysis is a systematic process of gathering and documenting detailed information about a specific job, including its tasks, duties, responsibilities, skills, and the required qualifications. The goal is to understand what the job entails to ensure that HR functions like recruitment, training...
A job analysis is a systematic process of gathering and documenting detailed information about a specific job, including its tasks, duties, responsibilities, skills, and the required qualifications. The goal is to understand what the job entails to ensure that HR functions like recruitment, training, compensation, and performance management are based on the actual requirements of the role, not the individual performing it. This creates a precise job description and helps align HR strategies with organizational needs.
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JOB EVALUATION Dr. PRITIDHARA HOTA
Outli n e: B asic approach to Job Evaluation. Th e i m por t ance of Job E v alu a t i on effectiveness. Impor t a n t m e thods of Job E v alu a t i o n . Conclusion
What is job evaluation? Job evaluation is the process of analyzing and assessing the various jobs systematically to ascertain their relative worth in an organization. Job is evaluated on the basis of their content and is placed in the order of their importance.
A Systematic process of job evaluation to determine the relative worth of a job •Rating of jobs to determine their position in the job hierarchy •Assessing the relative value of a job to determine the fair wage for such a job •Grading of all jobs & translation of the data into a pay structure
Why Job Evaluation •Comp is a key element of empl relationship •Both level of pay &its perceived fairness r imp •Compensation is seen as a measure of success •Comp has a great influence on emp attitude &retention •Comp is a major cost factor– cost/benefit imp •The basis for arriving at the compensationstructure /elements /levels should be clear •Compensation needs to be managed carefully
The following objectives are derived from the analysis To gather data and information relating to job description, job specification and employee specifications for various jobs in an organization To compare the duties, responsibilities and demands of a job with that of other jobs To determine the hierarchy and place of various jobs in an organization. To determine the ranks or grades of various jobs To ensure fair and equitable wages on the basis of relative worth or value of jobs. To minimize wage discrimination based on sex, age, caste, region, religion etc.
The role of job evaluation in organizations Job evaluation includes comparative processes due to the fact that the relations and dependencies among the jobs have to be explained. This consists of an essential determinant that allows the management (through the analysis of the targets, achievements and factors that influence the requirements of the jobs) to assign the corresponding proportions of every job. For this reason job evaluation usually includes an extensive analysis of the roles, the objectives and the corresponding actions and achievements of the jobs. The outcome of this analysis is the establishment of structures that aid the comparison among the jobs and support the evaluators to make consistent and reasonable judgments.
Principles of job evaluation program Rate the job but not the employee. Rate the elements on the basis of the job demands. The elements selected for rating should be easily understood. The elements should be defined clearly and properly selected. Employees concerned and the supervisors should be educated and convinced about the program Supervisors should be encouraged to participate in rating the jobs. Secure employee cooperation by encouraging them to participate in the rating program. Discuss with the supervisors and employees about rating but not about assigning money values to the points. Do not establish too many occupational wages .
Job Evaluation Process Objectives of Job Evaluation Job Analysis Job Specification Wage Survey Employee Classification Job Evaluation Program Job Description
M ethods
Ranking method This is the simplest, the most inexpensive and the most expedient method of evaluation. Each job is considered as a whole and is then given a ranking in relation to all other jobs. A ranking table is then drawn up and the ranked jobs grouped into grades. The main disadvantage of this method is that it lacks substantiating data for later use in justifying the relative position given certain jobs. So this method is not suitable for large organization. Job title Grade Salary (Taka) Engineer 9 25000 Accountant 8 20000 Purchase assistant 7 18000 Machine Operator 6 15000 Office Boy 5 10000
Classification method Classification systems define the value of jobs, people, or teams with written standards for a hierarchy of classification level. It involves only matching a specific job with a list of tasks in a predetermined labor grade. Each grade has asset money rate. PROCESS: D e v elop de s cr i p tions f o r a c at e g o r y o f jo b s—job classes/grade Develop standards for each category by describing the key characteristics of those jobs in the category. M a t ch jo b s t o the c at e g orie s base d o n the sim i larity of tasks. RESULTS: Job classes are classified like managerial , office clerical and then jobs are assigned to these classifications.
Advantages: Jobs, people, and teams can be quickly slotted into the structure Classification levels have face validity for employees Standards to establish value are made explicit Disadvantages Many jobs, people, or teams do not fit neatly into a classification level Extensive judgment is required Differences between classification levels may not be equal Creates status hierarchies within organizations Extensive administration required . Classification Method (con’t)
The Factor Comparison Method This method is based on the assumption that all jobs contain certain common factors to determine the worth of jobs. These factors may differ in the degree to which they are present in different jobs. Typically the number of compensable factors is small (4 or 5). PROCESS: Select the set of Benchmark Jobs Rank the Benchmark jobs on the basis of each compensable factor. For each Benchmark job, allocate market pay across the compensable factor Determine the pay for each job by adding up the pay from each compensable factor. RESULTS: Pay Range= Pay from skill + Pay from effort + Pay from responsibility + Pay from working conditions
Factors 1 st Degree 2 nd Degree 3 rd Degree 4 th Degree 5 th Degree SKILL Education 15 30 45 60 75 Experience 20 40 60 80 100 Initiative and Ingenuity 15 30 45 60 75 EFFORT Physical demand 10 20 30 40 50 Mental or visual demand 5 10 15 20 25 RESPONSIBILITY Equipment or process 5 10 15 20 25 Material or product 5 10 15 20 25 Safety of others 5 10 15 20 25 Work of other job conditions 5 10 15 20 25 JOB CONDITIONS Working conditions 10 20 30 40 50 Unavoidable hazards 5 10 15 20 25
Advantages: Analytical and objective Reliable and valid as each job is compared with other job Disadvantages It is difficult to understand and explain Using the same criteria to access all job is not accurate as jobs differ within organization as with point method. Time consuming and costly. The Factor Comparison Method (con’t)
Point Method The system starts with the selection of job factors, construction of degrees for each factor, and assignment of points to each degree. Different factors are selected for different jobs, with accompanying differences in degrees and points. The most popular number of factors is between ten and fifteen . Skill Education Experience Initiative & ingenuity Effort Physical demand Mental and / or visual demand Responsibility Responsibility for equipment or process Responsibility for materials or product Responsibility for safety of others Job Conditions Working c onditions Hazards
PROCESS: A set of compensable factors are identified Assign points to a these compensable factors based on the perceived importance to the job Once this is dine for all compensable factors, evaluate the level to which each of these factors are present in the job and assign points(weights) accordingly. The points for each factor are totaled to form a score for the job. RESULT: Jobs are then grouped by total score and assigned to salary grades so that jobs with the highest points would have the highest pay . Point Method (con’t)
Conclusion A job evaluation scheme should be chosen cautiously. It should be devised and administered on the basis of employment market, demand for labor, bargaining power of the parties & job conditions.