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3 types of base pay Ans: 1. Salary 2. Hourly 3. Piece rate What are the two job evaluation methods? Ans: 1. Market pricing 2. Job content What is job evaluation Ans: A systematic method and process for determining and comparing the relative value of one job to others What is the market data approach to job evaluation? Ans: - Job descriptions are used to match survey data - Benchmark jobs are arranged into a hierarchy based on an analysis of market data Page | 2 All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 | - Jobs with no market data or slide it in using job contact to determine relative worth What is the job content approach to job evaluation Ans: Relative internal value is determined between jobs based in the nature and level of work Some jobs are priced as anchor points Why is job hierarchy important? Ans: Because it helps establish a relationship between various jobs, allowing groupings of similar jobs Helps compensation professionals, determine how various jobs can be classified within the organization Also creates the foundation of a base pay system Why is job hi

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Base pay administration and pay for
performance. Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
The role of base pay

Ans: A tool to achieve bisiness objectives

Elements of compensation

Ans: Fixed or Variable pay

fixed pay

Ans: No discretionary compensation that does not regularly
vary according to perfirmance or results achieved

variable pay

Ans: Compensation that is contingent on discretion or results
achieved.

Total rewards design process

Ans: Compensation program should align with other programs.
Corporate,business strategy, HR, etc

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Business life cycle

Ans: Start-up, growth , maturity, decline

Bus cycle - table

Ans: Start-up/base pay
Growth - short-term incentives
Maturity-
Decline/sti-

Base pay

Ans: Salary, hourly rate, piece rate

Base pay - definition

Ans: Is the fixed compensation paid to an employee for
performing specific job responsibilities. There are 3 typical
types

Salary

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Ans: Compensation paid on a weekly, biweekly, monthly basis
rather than by the hour. Generally positions are not eligible for
overtime pay

Hourly rate

Ans: Compensation paid by the hour for a job being performed.
An individuals annual pay is dependant on the number of hours
worked during the course of the year.
Positions are generally overtime eligible.

Piece rate

Ans: Payment is based on an individual employers rate of
production. A payment is received for each piece if work. It is
usually in place of or additional to hourly payme nt.
Must ensure employee earns min wage

Base pay structure

Ans: Job analysis
Job documentation
Job evaluation
Job worth hierarchy
BPS

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Job analysis

Ans: Nature and level of work performed, key info

Job documentation

Ans: Includes written information about the job content or
functions and skills and abilities

Job evaluation

Ans: Collects data needed to create a job worth hierchy using
market data or job content approach

Job worth hierchy

Ans: Illustrates where each job fits relative to other jobs

Base pay - last step

Ans: After it us built using ja, JD, he, jwh, then this is your
framework for pay decisions

Job evaluation methods (2)

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