HRM 3490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Job Evaluation, Job Analysis, Comparator

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3490
• Professor: Parbudyal Singh

Document Summary

Job evaluations: to ensure that all jobs in the org are compensated equitably and are perceived by organizational members as being compensated equitably. Ensure jobs are not underpaid, make it difficult to attract qualified employees and not over paid which is important from a cost and competitive viewpoint. Job analysis: to obtain job info, summarized in form of a job description. Job description: summary of duties, responsibilities, reporting relationships that pertain to particular job. Title, department, location; statement of purpose; indication of responsibilities for people; mental and physical effort demanded by job; work conditions; specification of the qualifications needed to perform job. Job specifications: employees qualifications deemed necessary to successfully perform the duties involved with the job. Observation: watch employee as job performed, note activities performed, what tools used etc. Interviews: can lead to valid info, but employee perspective on importance of various job duties may be diff from that of supervisor.