Workshop on the ICSC Local Salary Survey Methodology II - Geneva

Day one

• Registration
• Opening of the workshop by the host
• Introduction / Icebreaking
• Workshop Goals / Flow
• Presentation of the Training Materials
• Introduction to Compensation in the UN Common System
• Introduction to ICSC Methodology II (MII)
• Stakeholders and Roles/Responsibilities
• Categorization of duty stations under MII
• The Pilot Project
• TOR of the LSSC
• Phases of the survey process
• Phase 1: Preparation
  • Selection of employers, job inventory and gathering local information

Day Two 

• Phase 1: Preparation
  • Selection of employers, job inventory and gathering local information (continued)
• Phase 2: Data Collection
  • Interview preparation, questionnaire, interview techniques and job matching
  • Data on salaries, allowances and benefits, data quantification and determination of net income
• Role-playing exercise – Job Matching

Day three 

• Phase three – Data analysis
  • Individual employers, all employers and selection of best employers/jobs
  • Computation of allowances
• Phase four – Scale construction
  • Labour market profile, local UN community values and balanced scale
• Interim Adjustments
• Special Measures
• Other Survey Issues
• Closing of the Workshop