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JD Classification and Pay Transparency Kit

Define the role once and get everything downstream right. A job description built on essential functions, and an exempt or non-exempt call made on the three real tests.

FormatKit
Contents5 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook
UseDownload and keep

$59

  • Editable operating files, not a subscription
  • Immediate access through the secure TrueStep HR store
  • Built and reviewed under the published TrueStep HR standard

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What this closes

A practical system that moves the decision into real work.

Run the Classification Screen on one role today. Exempt or non-exempt is the decision every job description, posting and pay range here depends on.

DecisionHire someone, Set pay and raises
IndustryCross-industry
Files5 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook
ReviewBuilt to the published release checks; sources and change notes sit beside the catalog.

What is inside

Every file in the download, by name.

Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.

PDF · readField Guide: the system explained, from writing the role to disclosing pay.
Excel · useClassification Workbook: the exempt or non-exempt screen, contractor risk check, role library, levels and bands, and the state pay-range posting map.
Word · editEditable Templates: a fillable JD template, three ready example job descriptions, an offer- stage pay-range note, and a classification determination record.
PDF · keepTrueStep HR Product License: what you may and may not do with the files you purchased.
PDF · readUsing This Workbook in Google Sheets: how to upload the file to Google Sheets and exactly what to check afterward.
PDF · readQuick Reference: the whole workbook on one page: what each tab is for, what you enter, and how to read the result (file 2).

How to use it

Use it in this order

Step 1 is the Field Guide, file 7; step 5 is the Classification Determination Record.

  1. Read the Field Guide first. It covers writing the role, deciding exempt or non-exempt, when a worker is really a contractor, and how pay disclosure rules work.

  2. Open the Workbook and run the Classification Screen for the role. If you are engaging a contractor, weigh the work against the Contractor Risk Check.

  3. Set your Levels and Bands so the range you offer is grounded, and check the Pay-Range Posting Map for what your state requires.

  4. Open the Word templates. Start from the JD template or adapt one of the three examples, set an honest pay range, and use the offer-stage note where disclosure is required.

  5. Record the call on the Classification Determination Record before you post or make an offer, and keep it on file.

JD Classification and Pay Transparency Kit — the Start Here guide from the download, listing every file and the order to use them.

Before you buy

Clear answers to the practical questions.

The point of a product page is to let you judge the work before checkout.

What exactly do I receive?

5 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook, each one named in the What is inside section above. The purchase is a download, not a subscription, and the files are yours to keep.

Are these the real screenshots?

Yes. The preview images on this page are taken from the current deliverable, so you can judge the structure and writing before buying.

Can I use the files in my business?

The files are designed to be edited for your own internal operations. Review the included license and have legal counsel check decisions that require jurisdiction-specific advice.

What if I need help applying it?

Use the $149 Setup Session for one hour of implementation help on this tool. TrueStep HR does not offer broader consulting engagements. For a legal question, use qualified counsel.

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