Salary and Reward Benchmarking, Metropolitan Housing Trust
Click here to read or download more about this Case Study
- In the 1950s Lady Molly Huggins started the Metropolitan Coloured People’s Association to provide good quality, affordable housing for immigrants from the West Indies.
- The organisation was formally established as a housing association in 1963. It is now a group of organisations with over 30,000 homes.
- The original aim of providing good quality, low cost housing remains the same, as does the commitment to London and the Midlands.
What did our client need?
- This was our fifth assignment for Metropolitan Housing Trust and its predecessors.
- We had already completed a benchmarking exercise for top posts. Our client asked us to benchmark salary and reward for twenty-four lower scale posts (a representative sample).
How did we help?
- We used a comparative exercise based on various national databases, including our own public sector reviews and current advertisements for similar posts in the public and private sectors.
- We paid particular attention to regional rates and non-salary rewards. And we produced figures for Upper and Lower Quartiles and Medians.
- Our client prioritised collaboration and we met regularly for progress updates.
What challenges did we face?
- Identifying sufficient comparators when a number of posts were atypical.
- We conducted a detailed search for individual employers. We broadened our survey to compare and evaluate specific responsibilities where a total job comparison was not possible.
- Precisely assessing posts.
- We sourced a range of information from many contacts in the organisation.
What benefits did our client gain?
- Our client received market rate information, applying their own salary scales to individual posts.
- Transferred staff proved more likely to accept salaries determined on the basis of impartial, professionally-assessed advice.
Contact
- Paul Robertson, Head of Practice and Managing Director
- 0870 890 9882
- enquiries@wayshrc.com
Click here to read or download more about this Case Study