Virtual Workshop, Malaysia: Job Evaluation: Understanding Mercer International Position Evaluation (IPE) Methodology

Job evaluation is an important and critical exercise for organizations as it helps cascade overall strategic plans into company roles and responsibilities. A job evaluation exercise ensures synthesis of functional objectives into “areas of responsibility” that is understood down the line and captures the essence of the function. Likewise, job evaluation is critical when establishing a benchmark for compensation comparison.

Organizations today are establishing best-practices by utilizing position evaluation for:

• Identifying organizational issues and determining the need for restructuring;
• Developing an objective reference to solve job titling issues;
• Creating a starting point for position/person profiles;
• Establishing a reliable base for an equitable salary structure.

By attending this workshop, human resource professionals will leave with the requisite skills, nuances and applications to be an internal position evaluator.

What the workshop will cover:

• Why and how to conduct job evaluation
• Alternative approaches to documenting roles
• Methods used for job evaluation and position matching
• Importance of role clarification
• How job evaluation results can be used in HR decisions
• How job evaluations link to pay outcomes

What will you learn:

• The differences between a role and a job
• The steps to job evaluation
• Job evaluation methods and position matching
• The relative worth of jobs and their fit in the hierarchy
• How to use job evaluation results for benchmarking compensation and benefits practice