Services

Comp and Classification

Classification and compensation decisions draw scrutiny. We strengthen the analytical and documentation foundation so every grade assignment, reclassification, and pay placement is defensible.

What you get

• Internal equity review across comparable roles
• Job architecture alignment: family, level, and grade consistency
• Reclassification analysis templates that produce audit-ready documentation
• Pay placement validation against pay plan rules and bargaining agreements
• Grievance risk assessment for contested classification actions

Signals you need this

• Reclassification requests are approved or denied without consistent analytical basis
• Salary placements at hire have produced internal equity complaints
• Classification decisions have been appealed, grieved, or reversed
• A comparator analysis has not been refreshed in years
• Collective bargaining agreements create placement rules staff do not apply consistently

How we engage

We review recent classification actions, pay placements, and outcomes; identify where documentation and analytical rigor are uneven; deliver analysis templates, a decision framework, and (where warranted) a risk review of contested actions. Well-suited to organizations operating under merit system rules or union contracts.