Job evaluation
staff updates
These webpages provide you with information about Job Evaluation including the latest news in the communication section below.
The job evaluation process in the council involves evaluating each job, based on the demands of the role, to make sure it is fairly ranked. The rank order of jobs will then support the work to design a new pay and grading scheme, which will be a separate project, and make sure that everyone is paid equally for equal work.
Much of this involves your participation in the interview process. If selected, this is your opportunity to tell the Job Evaluation Team about your job.
Every job will be evaluated but we won't have to interview everyone in the council. The most common jobs in the council (benchmark jobs) will be evaluated first, followed by secondary benchmark jobs (broadly similar work) and unique jobs (carried out by one person or only a few people).
The job evaluation methodology the council has chosen is the SJC Job Evaluation Scheme Third Edition. This is the scheme used by the majority of Scottish councils to assess jobs to comply with the Equality Act 2010.
Communications
- Managers' Briefing Job Evaluation Unique Jobs - June 2024 (PDF) [153KB] (opens new window)
- Managers' Briefing Job Evaluation Secondary Benchmark - 1 September 2023 (PDF) [138KB] (opens new window)
- Job Evaluation - update 8 June 2023
- Job Evaluation - update 5 April 2023
- Managers' Briefing - Job Evaluation and Job Overview Documents - January 2023 (PDF) [140KB] (opens new window)
- Job evaluation - tell us about your job - 31 October 2022
- Is your job listed? Volunteer today - 6 July 2022
- Is your job listed? Volunteer today - 10 May 2022
- Job Evaluation - update 1 March 2022
- Job Evaluation - Call for volunteer Benchmark Job Holders - November 2021
- Job evaluation interviews update and call for volunteers - September 2021
- Job evaluation and new pay and grading scheme - update September 2021
- Volunteer for a job evaluation interview - May 2021
- Job Evaluation - Managers' Briefing Your Role - March 2021 (PDF) [146KB] (opens new window)
- Job Evaluation Update
- Managers briefing - January 2020 (PDF) [145KB] (opens new window)
- Job Evaluation update - December 2019
Posters for display in offices Employee briefing 1 - August 2019 (PDF) [153KB] - includes an overview of job evaluation and the first step - how we will evaluate jobs
About the job evaluation scheme
You can read the ACAS guidance to Job Evaluation here and the practice manual of the SJC JE Scheme third edition here (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window) including the definition of the 13 scheme factors.
These are the various questionnaires that will be used for interviews:
Job Evaluation Questionnaire - Full Version
(Word doc)
[156KB]
Job Evaluation Questionnaire - Reduced version
(Word doc)
[106KB]
Job Evaluation Questionnaire – No Questions Version
(Word doc)
[64KB]
Steps to job evaluation
When evaluating the jobs the following principles will apply:
- Evaluate jobs not people
- Assume the job holder is fully competent, do not consider the individual's performance
- Evaluate jobs as they are now, not as they were or might be
- Evaluate job content, not perceptions or desired levels of pay or importance.
The main steps to evaluate all jobs in the council are explained below.
Step 1 - list all the jobs |
Gather information about all jobs in the council from role profiles and service managers then categorise the jobs into groups: benchmark, generic and unique jobs. |
Step 2 - gather information |
Job holders will be asked to describe what their job involves in an interview with a job analyst. The information will be captured using an electronic questionnaire. |
Step 3 - consistency checking |
Job analysts will use all the information gathered about jobs to make sure the job facts are consistent. |
Step 4 - check the facts |
Line managers are then asked to check the facts in the job overview documents for the jobs in their area. The job holders who were interviewed will also be asked again to check the facts in the job overview. |
Step 5 - evaluation of jobs to create a rank order |
All jobs evaluations are agreed by the Operational Steering Group including representatives from the council family and trade unions. |
Step 6 - Appeals process |
Everyone will have the opportunity to appeal their job outcome. |
Job Categories
- Benchmark Positions (Excel doc) [60KB]
- Secondary Benchmark Positions (Excel doc) [60KB]
- Unique Positions (Excel doc) [80KB] (opens new window)
Questions and Answers
Frequently asked questions will be published on this page.
Meet the Job Evaluation Team
A Job Evaluation Team has been set up to carry out interviews with staff. You can find out who's in the team here (PDF) [226KB] .
The Operational Steering Group
An Operational Steering Group, consisting of Management representatives and Trade Union representatives from every part of the council family, will oversee the process. The employee briefing has been produced by the steering group. Minutes from the steering group will also be published on this page.
You will find the OSG Terms of Reference (PDF) [227KB] here.
OSG Minutes
2024
- 6 August 2024 (Word doc) [33KB]
- 9 July 2024 (Word doc) [52KB]
- 11 June 2024 (Word doc) [56KB]
- 14 May 2024 (Word doc) [53KB]
- 16 April 2024 (Word doc) [55KB] (opens new window)
- 19 March 2024 (Word doc) [54KB] (opens new window)
- 20 February 2024 (Word doc) [50KB] (opens new window)
- 23 January 2024 (Word doc) [56KB] (opens new window)
2023
- 12 December 2023 (Word doc) [57KB] (opens new window)
- 14 November 2023 (Word doc) [51KB] (opens new window)
- 5 September 2023 (Word doc) [55KB] (opens new window)
- 8 August 2023 (Word doc) [50KB]
- 11 July 2023 (Word doc) [53KB]
- 13 June 2023 (Word doc) [52KB]
- 16 May 2023 (Word doc) [51KB]
- 4 April 2023 (Word doc) [48KB]
- 7 March 2023 (Word doc) [45KB]
- 21 February 2023 (Word doc) [49KB]
- 7 February 2023 (Word doc) [48KB]
- 24 January 2023 (Word doc) [50KB]
2022
- 29 November 2022 (Word doc) [49KB]
- 4 October 2022 (Word doc) [48KB]
- 9 August 2022 (Word doc) [50KB]
- 14 June 2022 (Word doc) [48KB]
- 19 April 2022 (Word doc) [50KB]
- 22 February 2022 (Word doc) [45KB]
2021
- 21 December 2021 (Word doc) [44KB]
- 16 November 2021 (PDF) [170KB]
- 7 September 2021 (PDF) [180KB]
- OSG Minutes 13 July 2021 (PDF) [154KB]
- 18 May 2021 (Word doc) [45KB]
- 9 March 2021 OSG Minutes (Word doc) [44KB]
- 12 January 2021 (Word doc) [38KB]
2020
- 6 October 2020 (Word doc) [39KB]
- 9 September 2020 (Word doc) [38KB]
- 12 August 2020 (Word doc) [37KB]
- 12 February 2020 (Word doc) [44KB]
2019
- 9 December 2019 (Word doc) [37KB]
- 26 November 2019 (Word doc) [37KB]
- 14 November 2019 (Word doc) [37KB]
- 29 October 2019 (Word doc) [38KB]
- 4 October 2019 (Word doc) [34KB]
- 25 September 2019 (Word doc) [32KB]
- 9 September 2019 (Word doc) [40KB]
- Selection Process - 23 August 2019 (Word doc) [33KB]
- 13 August 2019 (Word doc) [35KB]
- 30 July 2019 (Word doc) [36KB]
- 11 July 2019 (Word doc) [37KB]
- 27 June 2019 (Word doc) [23KB]
Support for interviews
- Job evaluation guide April 2021 (PDF) [313KB]
- Job evaluation guide to questionnaire April 2021 (PDF) [2MB]
- Job Evaluation Questionnaire - Full Version (Word doc) [156KB]
- Job Evaluation Questionnaire - Reduced version (Word doc) [106KB]
- Job Evaluation Questionnaire – No Questions Version (Word doc) [64KB]
Related Content
Documents
- Job Evaluation Questionnaire - Full Version (Word doc) [156KB]
- Job Evaluation Questionnaire - Reduced version (Word doc) [106KB]
- Job Evaluation Questionnaire – No Questions Version (Word doc) [64KB]
- Job Evaluation scheme 3rd edition (PDF) [2MB]
- Job Evaluation Factor Framework (PDF) [32KB]
- OSG Terms of Reference (PDF) [227KB]
- Job Evaluation Briefing Number 1 Sept 2019 (PDF) [153KB]
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