What does each system do?
gradar is the #1 system for job architecture design and management, using job evaluation, market benchmarks and global pay structure alignment to help organisations standardise and optimise their compensation strategies across regions.
Syndio is more focused on identifying and correcting pay disparities, with a particular emphasis on achieving pay equity across gender. Their strength lies in uncovering and addressing pay gaps to ensure compliance with pay equity laws.
So, using both gradar and Syndio allows companies to implement a holistic pay transparency strategy - gradar sets a transparent, market-aligned pay structure, while Syndio ensures the structure is equitable and free of discriminatory pay gaps.
Key strengths
- Comprehensive job evaluation and compensation benchmarking tools
- Global compensation data for creating competitive pay structures
- Employee data integration for comprehensive pay gap analysis
- Focus on compensation alignment across multiple industries and regions
- Helps organisations optimize their overall compensation strategy
- Specialises in pay equity analysis with a focus on demographic disparities
- Advanced analytics for identifying and correcting pay gaps
- Compliance-focused, helping organizations meet legal requirements
- Provides detailed pay equity reports and actionable insights
- Offers tailored solutions for addressing systemic compensation disparities
Use cases for pay transparency
Job grading
gradar’s job grading system helps companies evaluate jobs for work of equal value based on responsibilities, skill levels and qualifications - creating a transparent framework for determining compensation based on job content.
Example:
Your organisation can ensure that pay is determined by clearly-defined roles, reducing ambiguity in salary decisions and meeting the requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive through an analytical, point-factor-based method.
Pay band design
gradar’s powerful pay band design tool enables the creation of a consistent pay structure across different regions and departments, ensuring transparency in how pay levels are determined within the organization.
Example:
Your organisation can align compensation practices across multiple locations, offering clarity on pay differences based on role, seniority and market data, with the ability to post pay ranges in job postings in line with new legislation.
Compliance
Syndio helps organisations comply with pay equity laws and regulations, providing transparency into how the organization meets legal standards for pay equity. It generates reports that can be shared internally and externally.
Example:
When preparing for an equal pay audit, your organisation can use Syndio’s platform to ensure that your compensation practices align with local or international pay equity laws and confidently share those findings with regulators.
Pay equity monitoring
Syndio allows ongoing monitoring of pay equity, helping organisations maintain transparency over time and adjust for new disparities as they arise - ensuring pay equity is not a one-time effort but a continuous commitment.
Example:
After addressing initial pay gaps, your company can use Syndio to monitor compensation on an ongoing basis, ensuring that any new issues are detected early and corrected proactively to maintain a fair compensation environment.
What happens next?
We see gradar and Syndio as complementary platforms that can work together to deliver a complete solution for job evaluation, compensation analysis and pay equity in your organisation.
Learn more about Syndio
Syndio is an industry pioneer in global pay transparency solutions, helping organisations achieve pay equity, streamline reporting and make smart pay decisions at scale. We’re delighted to have them as part of our growing network of forward-thinking companies - check out their website to learn more.
Got questions?
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