Scope a Pay Equity Review Before You Touch Salaries
Separate role, level, and legitimate factors before making adjustments
The teach A raw pay gap starts the review; it does not finish the decision. Pay equity work starts by comparing like with like. Equal pay principles focus attention on job content and legitimate job-related factors: role, level, skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, location, tenure, performance, and other defensible criteria. A raw gap is a warning light, not the diagnosis. The next step is to define comparison groups and test whether pay differences remain after legitimate factors are considered. The mechanism is disciplined narrowing. If you mix levels, geographies, and job families, you may see a big number but learn…
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