More on 'Job Class'

Job classes are the building blocks of pay equity. Be sure that each position in the organization is included in the correct job class from the outset.

What is a "Group of Jobs"?

A group of jobs is a series of jobs where:

What are Gender-Neutral job classes?

These are job classes where the 60% and 70% rule doesn't apply, and/or you can't identify a stereotype, and/or historically, you can't make a case that this job class has been dominated by women or men.

An example could be assembly line work where more or less equal numbers of women and men have done the job in the past or are doing the job now, and there is no gender stereotyping for the job.

A gender-neutral job is not involved in the pay equity process. They cannot be used as comparators nor can they receive pay equity adjustments. Identify these jobs and put them aside.

Meanings

The term similar is used instead of the term identical or the same. This broad definition may enable several positions to be included in a particular job class, which may reduce the number of comparisons that need to be made.

The qualifications considered should be those currently needed to do the job, not those qualifications which an employee may happen to have or which are merely desirable.

Recruiting procedures are often associated with qualifications. The qualifications sought affect the site where employees are recruited; for example, union hiring halls or a college campus. The scope of recruiting does not affect the determination of job class. For example, some job classes are recruited locally, while others are recruited provincially or even nationally. The regions may differ but the qualifications stay the same. Usually, the kind of recruiting - internal or external, newspaper or radio ads - is not important when determining job class.

A job class can be made up of one position that is unique in the organization.