You have been asked by the owner of your medium-sized import and export company

(200+ people) to develop a way to standardize pay ranges for different jobs in the company.

He says he is tired of e1nployees complaining about the pay they get compared to others and is concerned that if he does nothing someone will complain about inequitable pay practices.

Outline the steps you will follow to do this.

Make sure to give a rationale for the type of job evaluation system you propose as well as for the method you suggest to obtain comparable salary data. The jobs he is most concerned about are

• sales representative

• shipping and receiving inanager

• n1ultilingual contract negotiator

• accounts receivable clerk

• shipping clerk.