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EU-wide guidelines on gender-neutral job evaluation and classification: Step-by-step toolkit

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  • What
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    • Test your knowledge
  • Who
  • Pathway for micro-organisations
    • Prepare
      • Understand gender bias
      • Get started
      • Gather job information
    • Act
      • Step 1. Understand the graduated factor comparison method and the factor and subfactor plan
      • Step 2. Select the subfactors
      • Step 3. Evaluate the job roles against the selected subfactors
      • Step 4. Add up the results
      • Step 5. Check for gender bias
      • Step 6. Create a simple pay structure
      • Step 7. Check complementary and variable pay components, if any
    • Follow-up
      • Adjust job titles and descriptions
      • Spot the gender bias – play now!
      • Job description guide for micro-organisations
      • Check for gender bias
      • Track progress and plan next steps
    • You’ve completed the pathway!
  • Pathway for small and medium-sized organisations
    • Prepare
      • Understand gender bias - Tool 0
      • Get started - Tool 1
      • Gather job information - Tool 2
    • Act
      • Step 1. Understand the pair comparison method and the factor and subfactor plan
      • Step 2. Carry out pair comparisons
      • Step 3. Review results
      • Step 4. Build or adjust your basic pay structure
      • Step 5. Check complementary and variable pay components, if any
    • Follow-up
      • Adjust job titles and descriptions - Tool 6
      • Spot the gender bias – play now!
      • Track progress and plan next steps - Tool 7
    • You’ve completed the pathway!
  • Pathway for large organisations
    • Prepare
      • Understand gender bias - Tool 0
      • Get started - Tool 1
      • Gather job information - Tool 2
    • Act
      • Step 1. Understand the point–factor method and the factor and subfactor plan
      • Step 2. Score each job profile
      • Step 3. Group jobs of equal value
      • Step 4. Review your basic pay structure
      • Step 5. Check complementary and variable pay components, if any
    • Follow-up
      • Adjust job titles and descriptions - Tool 6
      • Spot the gender bias – play now!
      • Track progress and plan next steps - Tool 7
    • You’ve completed the pathway!
  • Trade unions
    • What this tool does for trade unions
    • Concrete step-by-step actions
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    • Checklist: is your organisation’s job evaluation and classification system gender-neutral?
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    • Test your knowledge
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    • Is your job undervalued?
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  • Supporting materials
    • Factor and sub-factor plan
    • Templates
    • Key terms explained
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  • Case studies
    • Neighbourhood Bakery (a micro-organisation)
      • Choosing subfactors
      • Preparing information on job roles in the bakery
      • Assigning levels to jobs in the Bakery
      • The new pay structure
      • Next steps
    • Riverside Health Clinic (a small organisation)
      • Preparing for the job evaluation and classification
      • Gathering the information
      • Evaluating the jobs in the clinic
      • The new pay structure
      • Adjusting job descriptions
      • Follow-up
    • Saveur Européenne (a large organisation)
      • Setting up the job evaluation and classification process
      • Gathering job information
      • Preparing for the job evaluation and classification
      • Conducting a job evaluation and classification
      • Updating the new pay structure
      • Updating job titles and descriptions
      • Follow-up

Templates

Supporting Excel worksheets, ready-to-use questionnaires, interview guides, job profiles and more.

Word templates

Project outline template

Job profile template

Standard job description template

Sample interview guide

Sample worker questionnaire

Sample interview invitation for the job evaluation process

Sample invitation to complete the job evaluation questionnaire


Excel templates

Tool 3: Supporting excel (micro organisations)

Tool 4: Supporting excel (small and medium-sized organisations)

Tool 5: Supporting excel (standard approach)

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  • Key terms explained Next page

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