Pay Grades and Job Value—How to Build a Workable Compensation System

Pay Grades and Job Value—How to Build a Workable Compensation System

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Webinar Date:  September 10, 2025
Webinar Time:  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT   live
Guest Speaker:   John Rubino
Credit:   HRCI 1.50, SHRM 1.50, ATAHR 1.50
Average Rating: 4.4 / 5

Webinar Details $199

  • Webinar Date: September 10, 2025
  • Webinar Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT   live
  • Webinar Length: 90 Minutes
  • Guest Speaker:   John Rubino
  • Topic:   Human Resources, Compensation and Benefits
  • Credit:   HRCI 1.50, SHRM 1.50, ATAHR 1.50
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Compensation structures are the backbone of a successful talent management strategy. At least once a year, it’s critical for compensation professionals to reassess pay ranges, evaluate internal equity, and consider enhancements such as re-ranking jobs or adding variable pay. These updates ensure alignment with market expectations and organizational goals, and they help retain top talent while maximizing productivity.

This webinar will guide you through the foundational steps of establishing and refining pay grade structures. Whether you're rewarding time, knowledge, skills, or competencies, properly determining job grades is essential for achieving an equitable and competitive compensation system. Without accurate pay grade frameworks, even the best salary survey data can lead to ineffective or misaligned pay decisions. Join our seasoned compensation expert and learn how to fit the pieces of the total rewards puzzle together for long-term success.

Your Benefits For Attending:
  • Understand what job grades are and how to determine them effectively for building or revising a pay structure
  • Learn how to construct a salary structure, including examples of different models and methods
  • Discover when to pay above or below market and the strategic reasoning behind each approach
  • Explore the critical role of pay grades in performance and merit-based pay systems
  • Learn how to integrate pay grades with variable pay strategies
  • Gain insight on when and how to conduct an internal equity review
  • Understand best practices for addressing pay discrepancies and avoiding legal risks
  • Examine approaches to close gender-based pay gaps in similar positions
  • Review legal considerations when implementing or updating a compensation policy

This webinar provides a practical roadmap for creating a balanced pay system that supports employee retention and business objectives. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies to ensure fairness, compliance, and competitiveness in your compensation practices.

  • John A. Rubino

    John A. Rubino

    John has over 30 years of experience designing and implementing human resources programs for a wide variety of organizations in the financial services, technology, manufacturing and public sectors --- as both a practitioner and consultant. Prior to forming his own company, he was senior manager of c [...]

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HRCI Credit

Human Resource Certification Institute
This program has been approved for credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

SHRM Credit

Society for Human Resource Management
Aurora Training Advantage is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

ATAHR Credit

Aurora Training Advantage is offering continuing education points designed to recognize dedication to training and excellence in human resources.
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Speakers Performance Based On Past Webinar Survey Results

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This speaker has received a total of 203 survey responses. Attendees have given an average rating of 4.4 stars out of a possible 5, reflecting on the speakers performance on the following questions.

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I would like to see more discussion on the best practices to reward success in performance management. Is rewarding success at the end of the year the best practice anymore? Does it have to be through compensation?
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March 18, 2020
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Some of the more in-depth mathematical concepts explained at the end could be broken into their own webinar. It was a lot to digest within even 1.5 hours. I didn't feel as clear on the point factor evaluation method, graphing trends, and standard deviation because it was at the tail end of the presentation.
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March 12, 2020
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Thank you for the work put in. Unfortunately it was too difficult to follow. I was looking for more of an introduction, and got lost. I appreciate the diverse amount of information and methods provided.
Betsy C.
March 12, 2020
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Great program. I got a lot from it.
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