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Human Resources

Job Evaluation

Job Evaluation is a systematic and consistent approach to determine the relative size of jobs within the University. This is important to ensure that:

  • reward systems are fair
  • the principle of equal pay for work of equal value is applied

HERA (Higher Education Role Analysis) is the scheme used by the University of Salford to:

  • assess the relative value of each role
  • determine the relevant grade for the post
  • help the process of other employee based activities such as recruitment and selection

HERA analyses roles using a questionnaire which produces a total points’ score, this is used to assess the relative value of the roles in a consistent and equitable manner. This score can be used to assign roles to appropriate grades or bands in a salary structure.