13 Chapter 2: Critical Literature Review 2.1 ... - Dissertation

42Following the publishing of this paper, the National Health Service reformed the Job EvaluationWorking Party to create a new job evaluation and payment structure for their organization. Inorder to accomplish this, they first identified the key factors that were central to any workassociated with the National Health Service. Once they identified these draft factors, they refinedthem by means of a questionnaire and then set “draft levels of demand” for each factor. Thesedraft levels were then used to create a specific questionnaire, which was reviewed by job analyststo ensure their accuracy. Then, results of this survey were input into a computer database, andthe results of the scoring were used to match them to jobs which would be suitable. This wascontinued to be developed over time. This development includes the use of computerization inorder to automate the job evaluation system (Department of Health, 2004).2.14.5 Equality Features of the SchemeIn order to ensure equality in its job evaluation scheme, the National Health Servicecertified that there were certain characteristics in its construct. The features which promoteequality in this system are as follows:• There were a significant number of factors being considered.• There was an inclusion of specified factors in order to ensure that jobs, which arepredominantly occupied by the female gender such as nursing, are fairly measured.• A conscious avoidance of the use of the factor level definitions in defining the skills of anindividual and thus operating in a discriminatory manner.• The scoring and weight portion of the evaluation are fabricated in order to reflect theprinciples of gender neutrality. It is also to ensure that no responsibility factor is givenpreference over another.