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Job evaluation for pay transparency

gradar helps organisations clearly define work of equal value - creating the foundation for fair pay and compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive.

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Define work of equal value

Pay transparency starts with how work is valued. gradar has a point-factor-based approach to job evaluation that makes it clear which roles are comparable. Jobs are evaluated across 25 grades in three career paths - individual contributors, management roles and project management roles – plus 16 executive levels.

Use gender-neutral criteria

Jobs are graded using gender-neutral criteria such as skills, responsibilities and impact – the EU Pay Transparency Directive’s recommended approach to job evaluation. By providing clear factor definitions and distinctive level descriptions, the evaluation process is easy to understand and provides a high level of objectivity.

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Be consistent across borders

Apply one standardised methodology (localised in 25+ languages!) across countries, teams and job families to support fairness, comparability and compliance. gradar is the next-generation approach to job evaluation developed to provide an intuitive and affordable service – leading the way in innovation and accessibility for all.

Configure to your needs

From job families and organisational structures to locations and legal entities, you can configure the system to your requirements. By focusing solely on comparable job evaluation results, gradar is suitable for every business – from SMEs to multi-national companies - in fast-changing work environments.

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Learn more about our job evaluation methodology

Get detailed insight into gradar’s proprietary job evaluation framework and how it can support your organisation to achieve pay transparency.
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The purpose of job evaluation

ensures internal pay equity & defense against equal pay claims

builds & maintains grade-based salary structures with pay bands

supports a job architecture for process optimisation and digitalisation

determines & manage job-specific competencies

supports talent management with succession planning

This approach is not as common in the USA as it is in Europe.

Market benchmarking focuses entirely on determining external market prices for jobs found within the organisation.

Under this method either the non-analytical approach of job classification or the analytical approach of a point factor system are used to determine the value of the job.

Job content will be taken into account by matching the job against pre-defined disciplines, job families or benchmark functions. From this combination the market prices of a job will be derived.

Additional factors may be taken into account to determine the labor market / peer group, such as region / locality of operations, company size and sector of operations.

The exclusive use of this approach is most common in the USA and much less common in Europe.

This is where the internal values determine equal value of work and serve as a basis for the above mentioned use cases. Here, market rates are often used as an additional source of information to determine the height and spread of pay bands or the market going rates for specific jobs in a hiring process.

Job evaluation FAQs

What is gradar’s approach to job evaluation?

gradar provides consistent and objective results on all job levels, from unskilled workers to strategic experts, from project to people managers as it follows a strict requirements-based approach. The well-balanced choice of input-, throughput- and output-factors makes gradar the ideal tool to evaluate positions in organisations of all sizes in all industry sectors, public or private. In other words, same input always leads to same output.

How does gradar define work of equal value?

gradar defines work of equal value using an analytical, point-factor job evaluation approach that makes it clear which roles are genuinely comparable across teams, job families and countries. Same input in terms of job requirements always leads to same outcomes in terms of career path and grade.

How does gradar help with pay equity and compliance readiness?

gradar evaluates jobs using gender-neutral criteria aligned with EU-suggested factors such as (social) skills, responsibilities, effort and working conditions, and keeps decisions documented and traceable, supporting fair pay, pay equity work and pay transparency readiness.

How does gradar ensure consistent and comparable job evaluation results?

gradar uses one standardised methodology with clear factor definitions and verbal level descriptions, helping HR evaluate similar roles consistently and explain differences with evidence.

How does gradar support transparency, traceability and governance?

Every evaluation decision in gradar is recorded and traceable, creating an audit-ready evidence trail to explain job value to employees, leadership and regulators.

What factors and levels does gradar use - and how are roles graded?

gradar combines a requirements-based evaluation with defined career paths, factors and levels. It evaluates roles across 25 grades in three career paths (Individual Contribution, Project Management, People Management) plus 16 executive levels.

What is gradar’s underlying philosophy for job evaluation?

gradar is built on the principle that pay transparency starts with how work is valued, so organisations can compare roles fairly, define work of equal value and communicate outcomes clearly.

How does gradar support global consistency across borders?

gradar applies one standardised methodology across countries and job families and is localised in 25+ languages, helping organisations maintain consistent grading logic globally and build a foundation for job architecture, benchmarking and compensation structuring.

Is gradar as a job evaluation system a suitable alternative to legacy methods?

Modern alternatives to legacy job evaluation methods such as gradar use a standardised factor structure with transparent and gender-neutral level definitions, and digital documentation so results are consistent, explainable and scalable across the organisation.

Pay transparency through job evaluation

gradar enables analytical job evaluation to define work of equal value and support compliance with pay transparency legislation.

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