Job Evaluation • Job Evaluation is a systematic way of determining the value/worth of a Job in relation to other jobs in an organization. It tries to make a systematic comparison between jobs to assess their relative worth for the purpose of establishing a rational pay structure. • Job evaluation needs to be differentiated from Job Analysis. Job Analysis is a systematic way of gathering information about a job. Every job evaluation method requires at least some basic job analysis in order to provide factual information about the jobs concerned.
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Job Evaluation
• Job Evaluation is a systematic way of determining thevalue/worth of a Job in relation to other jobs in anorganization. It tries to make a systematic comparisonbetween jobs to assess their relative worth for thepurpose of establishing a rational pay structure.
• Job evaluation needs to be differentiated from JobAnalysis. Job Analysis is a systematic way ofgathering information about a job. Every jobevaluation method requires at least some basic jobanalysis in order to provide factual information aboutthe jobs concerned.
• Employee Remuneration refers to the reward orcompensation given to the employees for their workperformances. Salaries constitute an important sourceof income for employees and determine theirstandards of living.
• “If you pick the right people and give them theopportunity to spread their wings - and putcompensation and rewards as a carrier behind it - youalmost don’t have to manage them.” — Jack Welch
Methods of Remuneration
• Time Rate Method:
• Remuneration is directly linked with the time spent.
• A Pre-decided amount hourly, daily, weekly or monthly.
• Time Rate method leads to quality output.
• Piece Rate Method:
• Remuneration is linked with pieces produced.
• Emphasis is more on quantity output.
• The per unit cost of production is low.
Components of Remuneration
• Job Description
• Made up of responsibilities, functions, duties, location of the job and the other factors like environment, etc.
• Job Evaluation
• Factors like Experience, Qualifications, Expertise and Need of the company.
• Salary Surveys
• Different companies in the same industry are paying for similar roles ? ? ?
Factors Affect Compensation
• Macroeconomic Situation
• Firm's Performance Vs. Performance of the
Economy.
• Demand –A Particular Skill
• Premium skills like Consulting and Accountancy.
• Position of the Company in the Business Cycle
• ESOP’s or Employee Stock Option Plans.
• Urgency of the Firm
• Wants Employees to come on board as quickly as
possible.
Wages
• According to Prof. Benham, “A wage may be definedas a sum of money, paid under contract by anemployer to a worker for services rendered.” Thus,remuneration or reward of a labourer engaged inproduction for the physical or mental work is knownas wage in Economics.
Determination of Wage
Demand for labour & Supply of Labour
Wage Structure
• Skill Based
• Competency Based
Wages – Concepts
• Minimum wage:
• For the nourishment of the worker’s family, for hisefficiency, for the education of his family members,for their medical care and for some amenities.
• Fair Wage depends upon:
• Productivity of labour & Prevailing rates of wages
• Level of the national income & its distribution
• Living Wage:
• Not only the food, clothing and shelter but ameasure of economical comfort, includingeducation for his children, protection against ill-health, and a measure of insurance.
Real Wage
• The income of an individual or group after taking intoconsideration the effects of inflation on purchasingpower. For example, if you received a 2% salary riseover the previous year and inflation for the previousyear was 1%, then your real income only rose 1%.Conversely, if you received a 2% raise in salary andinflation stood at 3%, then your real income would haveshrunk 1%.