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120 D - Compensation
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
Position Reclassification
Number: D-7
Revision: 5
Effective Date: 09-01-2013
1.0 POLICY
Position reclassification is designed to recognize changes in scope, nature and complexity
of a job that may occur as a result of evolving or newly emerging business and customer
requirements.
2.0 PURPOSE
To provide a means of appropriately recognizing a change in the nature of the job or the
application of knowledge and skills that are different from the job previously performed.
3.0 SCOPE
This policy applies to all benefitted positions.
4.0 DEFINITIONS
4.1 At-will Employment - A doctrine of law that defines an employment relationship in
which either party can immediately terminate the relationship at any time with or without
any advance warning, and with no subsequent liability, provided there was no express
contract for a definite term governing the employment relationship.
4.2 Benefit Eligible - Full time and part time employees who are eligible for coverage and
participation in the City’s benefit programs in addition to legally mandated coverage.
4.3 Classification - A group of positions in which subject-matter of work, level of difficulty
and responsibility, and qualification requirements are sufficiently similar to warrant allocation
to the same job title and control point.
4.4 Compa-ratio - The relationship of an employee’s salary to the control point of the
position. A compa-ratio is the employee’s salary expressed as a percentage of the control point
(i.e., salary divided by Control Point). The compa ratio is expressed as 1.0 being at market,
with .95 indicating 5% below market, with 1.05 indicating 5% above market, etc.
4.5 Control Point - The job value the City is willing and able to pay. The control point is
based on the market value of jobs and internal value to the organization. The control point is
the basis for most salary administration calculations.
4.6 Job Evaluation Committee (JEC) - A committee comprised of representatives from
throughout the City charged with evaluation and classification recommendations for all