Job evaluation
Job evaluation is a systematic process which is used to assess the relative size of a job by breaking it down into factors for analysis. The results are used to underpin the design and operation of grading structures to help ensure equal pay for work of equal value. Oxford uses the Higher Education Role Analysis (HERA) job evaluation scheme.
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value
The law on equal pay requires that both men and women receive the same level of pay as employees of the opposite sex who are performing the same work, or work assessed as being of equal value as determined by an analytical job evaluation scheme which looks at the skills and requirements of the job. Any differences in pay must be for a genuine and material reason, which is not the difference of sex.
Grading and regrading at Oxford
The following sections set out the University's grading and regrading procedures for staff employed in grades 1-10.