{"id":7566,"date":"2020-11-05T07:12:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T12:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2020-12-18T20:51:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T01:51:24","slug":"hr-strategy-4-benefits-of-setting-up-a-robust-job-leveling-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/hr-strategy-4-benefits-of-setting-up-a-robust-job-leveling-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Strategy: 4 Benefits of Setting Up a Robust Job Leveling Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7568\" src=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Design1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Design1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Design1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Design1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Design1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Inadequately structured jobs create disputes, negative perceptions, inequality, and frustration among employees.\u00a0 On the other hand, well-articulated jobs, appropriate distribution of work, justified authority levels, and correct estimation of value of individual jobs elevate employee engagement levels, productivity, and job satisfaction. \u00a0Organized job levels are a sign of effective <a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/browse\/stream\/human-resources\">Human Resources Management<\/a> function.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of a structured job design\u2014and ill-defined jobs\u2014renders the organizations ineffective and burdened with excessive staffing and payroll costs. \u00a0This warrants from the leadership to plan and undertake a Job Leveling\u00a0initiative. \u00a0Job Leveling is a disciplined approach to gauge the value of work for individual positions across the organization.\u00a0 It entails ascertaining the nature of work done by each position, authority levels, and the effect of each job on business results.\u00a0 The initiative is critical in administering rewards structures.<\/p>\n<p>However, Job Leveling is a concern at most organizations\u2014not many people are satisfied with the value assigned to their roles.\u00a0 The absence of proper\u2014or inadequate\u2014job levels yields grave consequences for the entire organization.\u00a0 Jobs valued higher than their actual value lead to wastage of resources, whereas low valued jobs are perceived as offensive and inculcate demotivation.<\/p>\n<p>Job Design and Job Leveling is essential when organizations consistently encounter issues, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constant employees complaints and demands to reclassify jobs<\/li>\n<li>Excessive job titles<\/li>\n<li>Widespread dissatisfaction with remuneration<\/li>\n<li>Task \/ processes redundancy<\/li>\n<li>Financial outflow<\/li>\n<li>Staffing imbalances and top heavy structure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Workforce planners should lay out a clearly-defined <a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/browse\/flevypro\/hr-strategy-job-leveling-5328\">Job Leveling Framework<\/a> to tackle these issues and methodically benchmark the value of jobs at their organizations.\u00a0 To accomplish this, they need to first analyze all the activities required under each position, the professional competences and demeanor essential to perform those activities, and gauging the effect each position has on business results.<\/p>\n<p>The 4 core benefits to developing and executing an efficient Job Leveling Framework include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Establish Consistency across the <a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/browse\/stream\/human-resources\">Human Resource<\/a> Initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Develop Clear Paths for Career Growth<\/li>\n<li>Improve Ease of Administration<\/li>\n<li>Increase Flexibility for <a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/business-toolkit\/manda\">M&amp;A<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/browse\/flevypro\/hr-strategy-job-leveling-5328\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7562\" src=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Leveling-Framework.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1002\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Leveling-Framework.png 1002w, https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Leveling-Framework-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/flevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Job-Leveling-Framework-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s delve deeper into 3 of these benefits, for now.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Establish Consistency Across the HR Initiatives <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A standardized job evaluation approach enables a consistent job structure terminology. \u00a0It makes communication and Job Leveling related decisions easier.\u00a0 A Job Leveling Framework aids in defining relative placement of various jobs, using elements, such as, knowledge, problem solving, interaction, impact, and accountabilities. \u00a0Alignment of jobs through a Job Leveling Framework helps in developing consistency across other HR initiatives and make better talent related decisions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Develop Clear Paths for Career Growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Organizations use clear career pathways to enhance employee engagement, meet employee expectations, and provide opportunities for their development. \u00a0A Job Leveling Framework provide clear-cut job structure to inspire the employees.\u00a0 Career pathways developed through Job Leveling Framework helps the leaders as they strive to improve the amount of mobility across teams, units, and divisions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Improve Ease of Administration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A Job Leveling Framework assists in developing efficient methods to administer HR initiatives.\u00a0 A Job Leveling Framework enables improved efficiencies and decisions related to key talent and their work.\u00a0 For instance, it streamlines pay grades and salary structures; standardizes job titles; simplifies short-term incentive criteria and objectives definition; and structures long-term reward eligibility criteria and nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in learning more about the Job Leveling Framework and benefits associated with its implementation? You\u00a0can download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/browse\/flevypro\/hr-strategy-job-leveling-5328\">an editable PowerPoint on <strong>HR Strategy: Job Leveling Framework<\/strong> here\u00a0<\/a>on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/browse\">Flevy documents marketplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Do You Find Value in This Framework?<\/h2>\n<p>You can download in-depth presentations on this and hundreds of similar business frameworks from the <a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/pro\/library\">FlevyPro Library<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/flevy.com\/pro\">FlevyPro<\/a> is trusted and utilized by 1000s of management consultants and corporate executives. Here&#8217;s what some have to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My FlevyPro subscription provides me with the most popular frameworks and decks in demand in today\u2019s market. 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While FlevyPro contains resource material that any consultancy, project or delivery firm must have, it is an essential part of a small firm or independent consultant&#8217;s toolbox.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2013 Michael Duff, Managing Director at Change Strategy (UK)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;FlevyPro has been a brilliant resource for me, as an independent growth consultant, to access a vast knowledge bank of presentations to support my work with clients. In terms of RoI, the value I received from the very first presentation I downloaded paid for my subscription many times over! The quality of the decks available allows me to punch way above my weight \u2013 it&#8217;s like having the resources of a Big 4 consultancy at your fingertips at a microscopic fraction of the overhead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2013 Roderick Cameron, Founding Partner at SGFE Ltd<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Several times a month, I browse FlevyPro for presentations relevant to the job challenge I have (I am a consultant). When the subject requires it, I explore further and buy from the Flevy Marketplace. On all occasions, I read them, analyze them. I take the most relevant and applicable ideas for my work; and, of course, all this translates to my and my clients&#8217; benefits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2013 Omar Hern\u00e1n Montes Parra, CEO at Quantum SFE<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inadequately structured jobs create disputes, negative perceptions, inequality, and frustration among employees.\u00a0 On the other hand, well-articulated jobs, appropriate distribution of work, justified authority levels, and correct estimation of value of individual jobs elevate employee engagement levels, productivity, and job satisfaction. \u00a0Organized job levels are a sign of effective Human Resources Management function. 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