Assignment:
Understanding Job Classification
Compare and contrast the major classification methodologies. In your discussion, be sure to address the requirements different classification methodologies pose for the organization and the effect of the methodology on employees. These requirements and effects should include (but are not limited to):
• Ranking.
• Classification.
• Point evaluation.
• Factor comparison.
• Market comparison.
You may include pay systems that modify these systems-for example, broad-banding. Support your points and observations with appropriately cited references to the texts or to articles from peer-reviewed or professional journals.
INTRODUCTION
Prepare you to appreciate the complexities of rewarding employees for their performance on the job. Methodologies to pay employees for their work are critical in attracting employees as well as keeping them, and to this is added the need to motivate them to achieve high performance. You will identify the pros and cons of the major conceptual models in rewarding staff and explore some simplifications that have evolved over the years, such as broad-banding.
To complicate the rewarding of employees for high-performance work, there are many regulatory and legal issues that must be navigated successfully by the human resources manager. You will gain an appreciation of these issues in this unit as well. To conclude this unit, you will explore these complexities in a case study of a minority recruiting situation that may help you in your own organization's future.
OBJECTIVES
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
1. Explore the methods of classification of employees within an organization.
2. Use existing theory bases to interpret the effect of customer service requirements on position classifications.
3. Articulate and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the major classification methodologies.
4. Articulate the legal and regulatory requirements of personnel classification.