| TITLE : FAIR PAY: THE MANAGERIAL CHALLENGE OF COMPARABLE JOB WORTH AND JOB EVALUATION. |
Tables and Figures................................................xiii Preface...........................................................xvii The Author.........................................................xxi 1. Comparable Job Worth: Confronting Discrimination and Inequity in Public and Private Organizations.................1 Concepts of Comparable Job Worth Characterizing Divergent Views: Two Polar Points Institutional and Academic Views Practitioners' Views * Politicization of the Issue The Influence of Labor Markets Regression Analysis Women as a Minority Group The Women's Movement and Feminism * Economic Discrimination and "Crowding" * Comparable Job Worth as Foremost a Moral Issue 2. Legal Issues in Pay Equity......................................36 Equal Pay Act of 1963 Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 and Order No. 4 Overview of Leading Cases Disparate Treatment, Disparate Impact, and Business Necessity Early Cases on the Market Defense Recent Cases Since Gunther State of Washington-One-Half Billion Dollars Research on Comparable Job Worth Cases Apples Oranges and a Can of Worms? 3. Legislating and Implementing Comparable Job Worth: Lessons for the Private Sector..................................74 State Governments Brief Profiles of Several States * An In-Depth Story of Three States Local Governments Costs of Comparable Job Worth Pay Adjustments Conclusion 4. Negotiating Comparable Job Worth in Organizations..............106 Union Involvement International Business and Competition The San Jose Strike and Aftermath * The Yale University Strike and Aftermath The Potential of Collective Negotiations 5. Job Evaluation as a Management Tool............................137 Exploring the Roots Some Basics Compensable Factors and Discrimination Union Attitudes Toward Job Evaluation Types of Job Evaluation Plans * Ranking Method Classification Method * Conclusion 6. New Methods for Evaluating Jobs................................165 Point-Factor Plans A Modern Point-Factor Job Evaluation Plan Factor Comparison Method The Hay Plan Newer Methods of Job Evaluation * Bridging and Pricing Conclusion 7. Managerial Strategies for Implementing Pay Equity..............212 Opposition Arguments: Skeptical Views The Chances of Litigation and Uses of Job Evaluation * Strategic Options and Policies Organizational Imperatives Managerial Action Final Thoughts Appendix: Interpreting Regression Statistics of Pay Equity Assessment...........................................239 References.........................................................249 Index..............................................................263