Pay Scales

Pay scales are a new feature that allows the system to differentiate pay levels for a job within a company. You can assign the pay scale to a specific contract, and the system will automatically calculate where a skill falls on the pay spine for that contract.

This information is displayed on profiles under the Training & Skills tab.

Step 1

Implementing Pay Scales 

Pay scales differentiate pay levels for a job within a company. You can assign the pay scale to a specific contract, and the system will automatically calculate where a skill falls on the pay spine for that contract.

To implement this new feature, you must ensure it is set up in your Global Settings. Then, go to the Features tab and enable Pay Scales (Spinal Points). Before a pay scale can be set up, managers must also be permitted (under permissions) to create and manage it.

Go to Pay > Pay Settings > Manage Pay Scales to set the pay scale. The first step in creating a pay scale is to set up your details. Once your details have been set, you can add the spine points to your pay scale. To do this, click to edit the pay scale you have just created. You can include as many spinal points as is required.

Step 2

Assigning Pay Scales

Once you have created a pay scale, you can assign it to a contract under the details section of your contract (Contracts can be found under Pay > Manage Contracts). 

Once assigned, you can view the pay scale on their profile under the training and skills tab.

As you can see from the figure above, each skill has the same pay grade, which is determined by the staff member’s primary contract. This is the general pay bracket they should be in for their contract.

Using pay scales allows for a range of hourly rates to be expected for the contract to which they have been assigned. This will typically range from a starting rate and will gradually increase. The system will calculate which points in the spine at which that skill is paid based on the skill that has been assigned and the pay rate for that skill. For example, if a staff member is paid at £13 an hour for the skill ‘Bar Crew’ and within that pay grade point 1 is paid at £13 per hour, the number 1 will appear on their profile next to the pay grade.