IRS looks at move to broader bands at EWS

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IRS looks at move to broader bands at EWS

English Welsh & Scottish Railway has replaced a complex spot rate pay system for white-collar workers with five broader bands. A new case study published by IRS considers the rail freight operator's experience to date.

Spread across four-pages this IRS report examines:

• rationale for change
• new five-level structure for 1,200 white-collar staff
• move from job evaluation to job scoping
• how EWS has dealt with equal pay issues.

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Title: "Broadbanding pay: on the right track at EWS", IRS Employment Trends 796/Pay and Benefits, 19 March 2004.

Availability: Contact the subscriptions department at Industrial Relations Services in London, tel: 020 8686 9141 or visit www.irsemploymentreview.com

Posted 6 April 2004