It suggests that individuals in similar jobs should have similar levels of pay; otherwise illegal discrimination may be an issue at the workplace. Internal equity demands that the jobs being compared have similar levels of skill (such as two engineers, versus an engineer and a clerical worker), skill sets (a registered dietician vs. A registered nurse would not be 'equal,' because of the greater level of education and knowledge of the RD, for example), effort and time devoted to the job (part-time vs. full-time workers are not equitable), responsibility (workers being compared should have similar leadership positions and number of duties), and working conditions (workers on the graveyard shift are not comparable to day workers in most instances). (Internal equity, 2010, U.S. Legal Definitions)

Q6. Define a compensable factor and give a few examples.

A compensable factor is a common element, such as hours per day or number of units...
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