Promotions, pay and benefits
Pay bands and pay review
Autessa Homebase includes compensation bands and a pay review: HR sets a pay range per level, and per location where pay differs, and Homebase places everyone’s current pay in its band with a compa-ratio and position in band. Every pay change is dated in the pay history, and the email telling someone their pay changed never includes the amount.
- Pay bands per level and location, with minimum, midpoint and maximum
- Compa-ratio and position in band for everyone
- Dated pay history: starting pay, merit, promotion, market, corrections
- Pay never appears in dashboards, Home or emails
The problem
Pay decisions without the context
When pay lives in a payroll export, nobody can see at a glance who is below their band, how a raise moves someone, or whether a new hire’s offer fits. Homebase keeps pay next to the level and location it should match, so pay equity questions have answers, and keeps it private to the people allowed to see it.
How it works
How pay bands and pay review works in Homebase
Set up pay bands
Add a range per level, and per location where pay differs, with a yearly minimum, midpoint and maximum in a currency.
Open the pay review
The pay review lists everyone working here with current pay, band, compa-ratio and position in band. Filter by department and type, sort every column and export CSV.
Record a pay change
Use Change pay on a person or in the pay review: effective date, kind of change, pay type, amount, currency, frequency, bonus and a reason. The person gets an email that their pay changed, never the amount.
Read it on the profile
The Compensation panel on a profile shows current pay, the band and a bar with where pay sits between minimum and maximum, plus the full pay history.
Options and settings
Every option, in plain words
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Band range | Minimum, midpoint and maximum, yearly, per level and optionally per location. |
| Band position | Below band, In band or Above band, plus the percentage through the band. |
| Compa-ratio | Pay divided by the band midpoint, shown for everyone in the pay review. |
| Kind of change | Starting pay, Merit increase, Promotion, Market adjustment, Correction, Contract rate or Other. |
| Pay type | Salary, Hourly, Daily rate or Fixed fee. |
| Frequency | Per year, per month, per day, per hour or one time. |
| Bonus and reason | An optional bonus and a reason kept with the change. |
| Managers see pay of people below them | Privacy switch, off by default. Off means only the person, HR and (if allowed) executives see pay. |
| Executives see everyone’s pay | Privacy switch for headcount and budget planning, on unless HR turns it off. |
Permissions
Who can do what
Connected
How it connects to the rest of Homebase
Levels and locations →
Bands are keyed to your job levels and locations.
Promotions →
A promotion case can propose new pay, placed in the new level’s band.
Privacy switches →
Who sees pay is set in Settings → Privacy and enforced by the server everywhere.
Reports →
Dashboards and Home show counts, never amounts.
FAQ
Questions about pay bands and pay review
Does Autessa Homebase calculate compa-ratios?
Yes. The pay review shows each person’s compa-ratio and position in their band, using the band for their level and, where set, their location.
Can pay bands differ by location?
Yes. A band can be set per level and per location, so the same level can have a different range in a different place.
Do pay change emails show the new salary?
No. Homebase tells the person their pay changed, never the amount. They see the details on their own profile.
Can managers see their team’s salaries?
Only if HR turns that on. By default only the person, HR and executives (unless HR turns that off) see pay.
How do these records work with payroll?
Homebase keeps pay records, bands and history as the record of pay, and works alongside your payroll provider, which runs pay and payroll taxes.
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