Working equality into manual job evaluation
Article Abstract:
A comprehensive job evaluation scheme carried out for the manual workers employed by local governments in the UK is discussed. The revised pay and grading structure is noteworthy because it attempted to give equal value to jobs that are predominantly held by women and jobs that are predominantly held by men. Previous manual job evaluations tended to over-emphasize the physical effort required by the work, while slighting the importance of jobs in which the worker is responsible for the well-being of another person. As a result, nursing assistants, school cooks, and domestic helpers, who are mostly women, tended to earn much less than gardeners and road workers, who are mostly men. The process of revising the pay and grading structure to be more equitable is discussed.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1987
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Are long-term deals a safe bet?
Article Abstract:
Long-term salary agreements based on forecasts of future inflation rates continue to be popular, but human resources personnel should be careful when relying on inflation forecasts. Retail Prices Index-linked agreements, which offer such benefits as improved industrial relations and decreased time spent on collective bargaining, can cause problems when the actual inflation rate is higher than the anticipated rate. Human resources personnel can reduce the uncertainty of forecasts by studying the averages of several forecasts, assuming that the worst-case scenario will occur, and not placing too much emphasis on forecasts.
Publication Name: Personnel Management
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5761
Year: 1990
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