A trade unionist looks at job evaluation

Abstract

Studies in individual differences generally show a ratio, from the measurements at the low extreme to those at the high extreme, in the order of 1 to 2 or 1 to 3, and seldom greater than 1 to 5. The implications of these data to job evaluation are clear. No job can be worth more than the maximum capacities a man is expected to bring to a job. And no job can be worth less than the very marginal capacities a minimum human being must of necessity bring to a job. If the president of a corporation wants the pay scale based upon the relative objective value of a job, then he should receive no more than 5 times the amount paid the lowliest employee in the establishment. The writer is not opposed to job evaluation, but does not believe it can be used as the sole determinant in fixing a wage structure. 22 references. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)