HR Practice For Payroll Practitioners

HR Practice for Payroll Practitioners

Job analysis

Definition of Job Analysis:

“A systematic process of identifying the component tasks, responsibilities and outcomes of jobs, and the knowledge, competencies, skills and abilities required to adequately perform these duties”.

The end result of job analysis is the production of a job description and person specification.

Job analysis can be a very complicated and time-consuming task. If the basic elements are undertaken it should keep you focussed on ensuring the main components of the position are covered in the job description. By focusing on answering some fundamental questions about the job this will provide the information needed to create a job description:

What are the tasks involved?

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When is the job completed?

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Where is the job conducted?

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• How does the jobholder perform the job?

• Why is this job needed in the business?

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