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BENCHMARK JOB [2 records]

Record 1 2009-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Job Descriptions
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
DEF

A position which has been selected for description in the standards to illustrate specific degrees or levels.

CONT

The bench-mark positions are actual jobs in the public service as they were being performed at a particular point in time.

Key term(s)
  • bench mark job
  • bench-mark job

French

Domaine(s)
  • Descriptions d'emplois
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
DEF

Poste que l'on choisit comme base de comparaison en vue d'une classification des emplois.

OBS

poste type : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail sur la simplification de la classification, FP 2000.

Key term(s)
  • poste-type

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Labour Relations
CONT

Benchmark jobs are defined as reference points having the following characteristics: the contents are well-known, relatively stable over time, and agreed upon by the employees involved; the jobs are common across number of different employers. They are not unique to a particular employer; they represent the entire range of jobs being evaluated; they are accepted in the external labor market for setting wages.

OBS

International Civil Service Commission (ICSC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Relations du travail
CONT

La méthode d'enquête salariale d'après les emplois repères est sans doute la plus fréquente. Il s'agit d'estimer le degré de similitude entre le contenu des emplois repères utilisés et celui des emplois des organisations où l'enquête est effectuée.

OBS

Commission de la fonction publique internationale (CFPI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo y empleo
  • Relaciones laborales
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