Job Evaluation

A strong grading structure is the foundation for an equitable and consistent approach to reward.

There are many benefits to carrying out a Job Evaluation project. Most importantly, it will underpin your legal compliance with the Equality Act 2010 and ensure an equitable and consistent approach to reward.

Job Evaluation ensures that the contribution of each job can be measured and rewarded appropriately. From a talent management perspective, it can allow you to fully understand the jobs in your organisation and plan suitable development and career paths.

After the creation of your job descriptions, Job Evaluation is the next step in a fully comprehensive pay and reward review.

Turning Point offer expertise in a variety of analytical Job Evaluation schemes – through our analytical cloud-based Job Evaluation tool, OrbitEval, or our bespoke grading system.

Whichever methodology we use, we adapt our approach based on your unique requirements and culture. We will work with you to ensure your Job Evaluation system is highly intuitive and simple to apply and explain.

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Our Approach

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We will consult and advise on all the stages required to complete your Job Evaluation project to ensure legislative compliance and alignment to your key project drivers.

Our full project management and planning service ensures an effective partnership with you and covers the full consultation process. This can include:

  • Union consultations
  • Communication strategy
  • Job family identification
  • The evaluation process
  • The rank order of roles within your organisation

The primary output of a Job Evaluation process is an internal rank order of relativity. Once this has been agreed, we can work with you to design your:

  • Grading structures
  • External benchmarking
  • Pay progression
  • Organisational progression
  • Internal training

Our Job Evaluation process will provide a robust and consistent method by which you can position your roles internally and inform progression.

Live, Trusted Global Data

We empower organisations with the data that matters, adding real value to your rewards strategy and delivering proven results.

Our Other Services

Salary Benchmarking

Salary Benchmarking Critical to attracting and retaining the best talent is having the right market knowledge on your key roles. Salary benchmarking provides an independent and accurate reflection of your current market so that you can make informed and effective remuneration decisions. Our process enables you to offer fair and competitive salaries to your employees, which can help enhance your overall Employee Value Proposition. As well as our online OrbitPro™ benchmarking software which enables you to access global salary and ...
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Pay Frameworks

Pay Frameworks Bespoke and affordable pay frameworks, designed to support your business goals. Pay Frameworks offer the opportunity for organisations to underpin their culture and ethos, ensuring the right balance between internal equity and external competitiveness. Many organisations, through legacy reasons or changes in legislation (e.g. National Minimum Wage), are currently working with structures that have a large proportion of their workforce 'maxed out' at the top of their grades. Such issues typically mean little flexibility to react to the ...
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Bonus & Incentive Creation

Bonus & Incentive Creation Affordable bonus and incentive plans that reward performance and behaviours aligned to your strategy. An integral part of any pay framework is the ability to reward individuals by way of a bonus or incentive scheme. Turning Point can help you design and implement bonus, commission or short term / long term compensation plans that are: Aligned to your business strategy, core values & team goals Performance and behaviours driven Simple to manage and communicate Competitive with ...
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Equal Pay Audits

Equal Pay Audits Ensure fairness is at the heart of your remuneration approach. The UK Equality Act 2010 states that men and women in the same employment are entitled to equal pay for like work, work rated as equivalent, and work of equal value. This applies to all the protected characteristics. If you do not compensate your employees equally, you face a potential equal pay risk. An Equal Pay Audit is the most effective method of ensuring compliance with The ...
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Other Services

Other Services Bespoke services informed by strong data, proven methodologies, and the expertise of our team. Job Description Training & Support Job Descriptions are the foundation of all reward processes as both Job Evaluation and Salary Benchmarking should be based on role content, not title. Job Descriptions need to be current and truly reflect the content of the role, with a high-level overview of responsibilities and desired outcomes. A clear Job Description allows individuals and organisations to understand the responsibilities ...
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What our clients say about us

“The HALO Trust has collaborated with Turning Point over recent years. Their approach and cost-effectiveness stood out, ultimately exceeding our expectations. We received precisely what we asked for and more. Not only did they benchmark our roles, but they also rationalised our pay framework and transitioned into a structure that aligns with our recent organisational redesign. I highly recommend their services for their thoroughness, pragmatism, cost-effectiveness, communication and the quality of their deliverables.”

Lisa Davidson, Director of Human Resources The HALO Trust

“We chose Turning Point for their expertise, partnership approach and cost-effectiveness. Their support has provided structure and transparency to Pay and Reward at Cairn. Their independent knowledge gives management and staff re-assurance that the data is correct and that pay and reward is benchmarked against the market we operate in, helping us to attract and retain talent. Turning Point provide additional value by sharing market data and recommendations to support us in decision making. They are responsive, reliable, professional and experts in the field of pay and reward.”

Steven Pritt, Service Lead HR & OD, Cairn

“The Turning Point team are professional, friendly, efficient and very easy to work with. They are flexible in their approach and provide us with a bespoke solution, tailored to our needs. Their specialist support and expertise has enabled us to start putting structure in place, and we value their fast turnaround time, responsiveness and genuine willingness to work hard to make things work!”

Clare Marzano, HR Director, Dual Inventive

“I have used the services of Turning Point both as the HR/People Director in my current role with Horizon, as well as in my previous role. On all occasions Turning Point have provided thorough, professional and robust benchmarking reports. This has enabled us as an organisation to review our renumeration packages and also circulate external guidance to our employees, giving them real confidence that they are receiving a competitive pay rate. I would recommend Turning Point and will continue to work with them for any future pay and reward needs.”

Chloe Foster, OD & People Director, Horizon Hub

“We have been undertaking a major HR review exercise, keen to retain and reward our employees, so benchmarking against other businesses in the area was crucial in pulling together revised pay and benefits packages. We have used Turning Point to assess both managers and other employees and have always received a very professional service. We would highly recommend Turning Point to any business wanting to check if their pay rates and benefits offered are in line with others.”

Helen Denton, Accounts Manager, DB Shoes Ltd.

“Goleudy has been working with Turning Point for over five years. As a charity, our values are paramount to us, and we are committed to a corporate value of fairness. Setting pay and reward is a significant test of this value. Staff teams and Board members want something solid to rely on so that our decision-making stands up to scrutiny. The objective, transparent and data-driven methods employed by Turning Point are highly valued by Goleudy. They help us to deliver on our values, thereby assisting staff relations and public confidence, and safeguarding our reputation.”

Jim Bird-Waddington, CEO, Goleudy

"We’ve been working with Turning Point since 2016 to undertake our salary benchmarking. They did an initial exercise to benchmark all roles and continue to support us to benchmark individual roles as needed. Turning Point take time to understand our organisation and roles, and to provide us with feedback so we understand the results. We’ve found them to be competitive and responsive and I’m happy to recommend their services."

Vidette Swales, HR Director, Port of Milford Haven

"The feedback from the Job Description training delivered by Turning Point was extremely positive. Line managers who attended the session said that they now understood the importance of structuring Job Descriptions using the correct language depending on the level of the role which would be very helpful in their roles for the future."

Hylda Stewart, Head of People, Hospiscare

“I have worked with Turning Point for over five years now and have been impressed by the pragmatic and practical approach they adopt when working with us. They always ensure the end solution delivers the requisite benefits to our business.”

Andrew Dagger, Group HR Director, Arbuthnot Latham

"We worked with Turning Point to complete a Job Evaluation and Salary Benchmarking exercise. Their whole approach was highly professional, and they clearly explained the findings. We wouldn’t hesitate to work with them again."

Fiona Melvin, Director of Finance & Operatons, New Writing North

"I cannot fault the service we were given by the Turning Point team. We had a tight deadline which they met, their reports were comprehensive, and I was impressed with the professional and friendly service from all of the team."

Jo Shevlin, UK HR Manager, Thule Group

"Turning Point were very helpful and professional. They delivered a well-structured training session on writing Job Descriptions and were happy to support us through the process after the event. The benchmarking exercise they undertook for us was delivered on time and provided clear and relevant data. We will happily use their services again."

Andrea Wilkinson, HR Director, Independence Matters

"I would highly recommend Turning Point to anyone who needs a powerful and easy-to-use benchmarking system. Orbit is extremely user-friendly and provides me with accurate and comprehensive reports at the touch of a button. What really sets Turning Point apart is the excellent customer service from their friendly and knowledgeable support team. They are always ready to help and regularly exceed my expectations."

Roseann Parkinson, Head of People Service Centre, City Facilities Management Ltd

"We have a six year relationship with Turning Point to date, who have helped us to navigate modernising our pay structure and adapting to a market-based approach. They have always been approachable, pragmatic and straight talking, which we value tremendously, right through from the undertaking of our initial project to the ongoing benchmarking support they continue to provide us with."

HR Director, Housing sector

Case Studies

POBL

Reward Strategy and Pay Framework
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Redhill Academy Trust

Job Evaluation and Salary Benchmarking
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Arbuthnot Latham

Reward Framework and Orbit Pro™
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