Banding of Points

The Committee discussed various ways of comparing jobs of equal or comparable value, and decided to use a common tool called the "Fixed Point Band" method.

The "Fixed Point Band" method

This method is where bands of points are developed, such as 0 to 50 points, 51 to 100 points, 101 to 150 points, etc. Job classes that fall within the same band are of equal or comparable value.

The number of points in a band

There is no set formula for the number of points that can be set within each band - organizations usually set bands within 5-10% of a system's total value.

Several calculations were tried in order to find the fairest result. The Committee concluded that bands of 75 points gave reasonable results. STC opted to set bands within 7.5% of the total system.

The system had a total value of 1000 points - bands were set every 75 points (7.5% x 1000 = 75).

A worksheet was prepared showing 75-point bands. The female and male job classes were listed within the bands on this worksheet according to the number of points each received. The banding results are shown on the next page.