The Pay Equity Problem Hiding in Your Job Data

What you'll learn:

Are you struggling with pay equity challenges in your organization? Join us in this insightful session of our Total Rewards webinar series, where we cover the critical issue of pay equity hidden within your job data.

In this session, our experts, Paul Smith and Derek Edmiston, explore the complexities of job classification and its impact on compensation fairness. You will learn how to identify discrepancies in job roles, understand the importance of accurate job descriptions, and discover the significant risks associated with outdated job data.

Key topics include:

Recognizing the pay equity problem: Why do employees with the same title often question their compensation?
The role of accurate job classifications in defending pay decisions.
Common pitfalls in job grouping and how they lead to pay discrepancies.
Strategies for auditing your job families for better defensibility in compensation practices.
The importance of maintaining current job descriptions in line with evolving roles and regulations.

By the end of this webinar, you will gain actionable insights into identifying high-risk job families, establishing effective classification review triggers, and framing pay equity discussions to engage leadership support.

About the presenter(s)

Paul Smith

Solutions Consultant, JDXpert

Paul Smith SHRM-CP is a Solutions Consultant at JDXpert, where he leads initiatives that modernize how organizations define, manage, and operationalize skills across their workforce. With a background that bridges HR strategy, product development, and systems integration, Paul helps companies turn static job data into dynamic, skills-based intelligence that supports better hiring, development, and pay decisions.

Derrick Edmiston

Sr. Manager, Delivery, JDXpert

Derrick is Sr. Manager of Delivery at JDXpert, where he leads cross-functional delivery of customer onboarding and post onboarding projects. With a degree in Nuclear Engineering degree and a Certificate in Security & Risk Analysis, Derrick employs rigorous systems thinking to every integration architecture, escalation, and team he leads.