Course Description

INTRODUCTION

This Human Resource Management training course on Job Evaluation & Analysis is designed to provide participants with an understanding of job analysis and job evaluation and the critical role these activities play in motivation, engagement and job satisfaction. Participants will consider the varied approaches to job analysis and evaluation and how these processes are used to design jobs that are meaningful and rewarding.  The links to pay and other forms of remuneration will also be examined and participants will also explore how different compensation systems can be applied to pay and grading structures to ensure a sense of fairness and ensure high levels of productivity.

Objectives

At the end of this Job Evaluation & Analysis training course, you will learn to:

Understand the role of job design in motivation and engagement

Appreciate the difference and importance between monetary and non-monetary reward

Apply job analysis and evaluation techniques

Understand compensation systems within the broader context of the culture and the operating environment

Undertake and apply a variety of techniques to analyse and evaluate specific jobs

Apply the results of job evaluation to design and develop a pay and grading structure

The benefit of this course

The organization will be able to attract and retain the talent they need to be successful

The organization will be competitive in the market place in relation to having the right pay, reward and grading structures

Pay and grading structures will be appropriate and aligned with organisational objectives

Managers and HR professionals will have the necessary skills and knowledge to implement an effective pay and grading structure

Having appropriate, competitive and well maintained pay and grading structures will result in employees feeling valued and motivated

Appreciate that job design has a significant impact on personal performance and commitment

Understand a variety of different job evaluation techniques

Understand how job evaluation contributes to the pay and grading structure

Be able to strategically advise senior management the value of different approaches to compensation

Course Outline

Day 1

An Introduction to the Context of Job Analysis and Job Evaluation

The Corporate Environment

The HR Role and Line Management Responsibilities

Motivation in Theory and Practice

Engagement, Job Satisfaction and Commitment

Why Pay Matters? – compensation and the war for talent

The Need for Job Analysis and Evaluation

The Role of the Job Analyst

Day 2

Job Analysis Techniques

An Introduction to Job Analysis

An Introduction to Job Evaluation

The Use of Behavioural Competencies

Compare Various Techniques to Analyse Specific Jobs

Selecting Benchmark Jobs

Collecting, Recording and Analysing Information

The Job Analysis Interview

Completing the Job Profile Document

Day 3

Types of Schemes for Evaluation

Definition and Uses of Job Evaluation

Examine Different Methodologies

Analytical and Non-analytical Schemes

Points Rating and Factor Comparison

Job Ranking

Internal / External Benchmarking or Job Matching

Job Classification

Assessing Evaluation Schemes

Day 4

Implementation and Operational Considerations

Explore the Links between Job Analysis, Evaluation and Design

Design and Operational Guidelines

Grade Structure Guidelines

Implementation Framework

Options for Implementation - full or staged

Communicating the Results

Managing Appeals for Re-grading

Day 5

Forms of Remuneration

Monetary vs. Non-monetary

Bonus, TOIL, Enhanced Holiday Entitlement

Merit Pay and Incremental Pay

Pay Progression

Selecting and Training Analysts

Review of Success Criteria