CONTENTS                                                                        

 

INTRODUCTION                                                                                         1

 

JOB EVALUATION                                                                                  2

 

What is it ?                                                                                                              2

Is it Scientific ?                                                                                                       2

Is it Non-Discriminatory ?                                                                                    3

Types of Job Evaluation                                                                                       3

Job Evaluation at Rössing                                                                                  4

Recommendations                                                                                               6

 

 

JOB EVALUATION PRACTICE                                                                  8

 

Job Descriptions                                                                                                   8

Committee Structure                                                                                          12

Participative Framework                                                                                    14

Committee Procedure                                                                                        18

Communications                                                                                                 20

Concluding Comments                                                                                     22

 

 

THE PAY STRUCTURE                                                                          24

 

Theoretical Basis                                                                                                24

The Company’s Basic Pay Curve                                                                    26

Basic Grade Structure                                                                                        27

Extended Scales                                                                                                 29

Actual Distributions                                                                                             29

The Actual Pay Curve                                                                                          33

Other Terms and Conditions                                                                            35

 

 

DISCRIMINATION IN THE PAY STRUCTURE                                           37

 

General Points                                                                                                     37

Concepts of Discrimination                                                                               37

Disproportionate Impact by Grade                                                                   39

Disproportionate Impact Within Grades                                                         45

Reasons for the Disproportionate Impact                                                      48

Do the Reasons Justify the Disproportionate Impact                                  52

Concluding Comments                                                                                     54

 

 

REVISED PAY STRUCTURE                                                                  55

 

Basic Grade Structure                                                                                        55

Pay Slope                                                                                                              56

Movement within a Grade                                                                                  57

Monitoring Discrimination                                                                                 59

 

 

APPENDICES                                                                                       63