Why do u need a job evaluation system?
Every organization operates a job evaluation system – whether formal or not. The decision taken over the salary of an individual is a combination of the ‘worth’ or ‘size’ of the job they do, the particular contribution they personally bring to the organization and the market rate for the position. Market pay information is essential in determining the absolute rates of pay for particular types of job but it must always be overlaid on a sound job evaluation framework. Determining the relative size of each job within an organization can be a time consuming, costly and potentially contentious exercise. As a company recruits more employees, jobs become more diverse and the order of jobs becomes less clear and open to debate. Instances begin to occur where jobs are so dissimilar to each other there is little common job content on which to make a judgment. In this case it becomes necessary to have some form of formalized process by which to evaluate jobs. Not only this, but also the job eval
