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3. Can you help Darla distribute pay equity adjustments to staff?

Darla now knows how much she should pay out in the coming year. She heard that when distributing the 1% she must pay out the greatest adjustment to the lowest paid job class but she is not sure what that means. Can you help Darla distribute pay equity adjustments to staff?
	Darla must look at the pay for each employee and pay a greater adjustment to the employee that has the lowest job rate.
	Darla must look at all of the job classes that need to be adjusted. She must determine the job class with the lowest job rate. Darla must then pay the largest adjustment to all the employees in that job class.
	Darla must look at the gap between what each employee is paid and what they should be paid under pay equity. The employee with the biggest gap must be paid the highest adjustment.
	Darla must look at the group of employees in a job class and pay the largest adjustment to all the employees in the job class that has the biggest gap.

(a) Try Again
Darla needs to pay the greatest adjustment to the job class which has the lowest job rate. Job rate is defined as the top rate of pay. (b) Correct
The greatest adjustments must be paid to all of the employees in the job class with the lowest job rate. Job Rate is defined as the top rate of pay. (c) Try Again
Darla needs to pay the greatest adjustment to the job class which has the lowest job rate. Job rate is defined as the top rate of pay. The gap is not considered. (d) Try Again
Darla needs to pay the greatest adjustment to the job class which has the lowest job rate. Job rate is defined as the top rate of pay. The gap is not considered.