Overview of Grades

You can create grades on the grades page to record the level of compensation for workers.

A grade is an attribute of a person’s assignment, and can be used in the following ways:

• Include grades in a grade rate, and associate ranges that you can use when validating a person’s salary amount.
• Organize grades in a sequence within a grade ladder to manage employee progression through grade steps.
• Associate rates with grades in a grade ladder so that default salaries are automatically assigned based on these rates.
• Include a list of valid grades for a job or position so that you can default or validate values on an assignment.

Grades and Sets

You assign each grade to a set. If you assign a grade to the common set, then the grade is available for use in all business units.

To limit a grade to a single business unit, you can assign it to a set that's specific to that business unit.