About easygrading: job evaluation rooted in remuneration consulting
easygrading® is a web application for analytical job evaluation and transparent salary band design. It was developed by Dr. Viktor Beyfuß, founder of the Berlin management consultancy ?respondeo!®. He has designed remuneration systems for over 25 years, for medium-sized companies as well as banks and financial service providers.
Over 25 years of remuneration consultingBased on the Paterson MethodHosting in Germany
Dr. Viktor Beyfuß
Founder of respondeo and easygrading
Dr. Viktor Beyfuß
Why easygrading exists
Transparent salaries should not be held back by effort and cost.
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Previously: a project or a specialist tool
Justifying salaries used to require a consulting project lasting weeks or an evaluation system only specialists could use. For many medium-sized companies, both were too much.
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Now: the directive
Employees can request information about the criteria used to grade their jobs. Work of equal value must be paid equally. This requires an objective, documented job evaluation.
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The solution: methodology as software
easygrading brings remuneration consulting methodology into an application HR teams can use themselves. Every grading decision can be explained to employees, the works council and auditors.
“Remuneration systems should be transparent, fair, legally compliant and economically effective. With easygrading, I wanted to ensure that effort and cost no longer stand in the way.”
Dr. Viktor Beyfuß · Founder of respondeo and easygradingThe founder: Dr. Viktor Beyfuß
Dr. Viktor Beyfuß is the founder and owner of the Berlin management consultancy ?respondeo!® and has specialised in the development, analysis and implementation of modern remuneration systems for over 25 years. His focus is analytical job and role evaluation, transparent salary structures and the introduction of market-aligned, discrimination-free remuneration systems.
He helps organisations build sound salary architectures, design salary bands, analyse salaries and implement legal and regulatory requirements. A particular focus is the practical implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive: transparent and auditable remuneration systems for small and medium-sized companies.
At a glance
- Role: Founder and owner ?respondeo!® Management consultancy, Berlin; founder of easygrading
- Experience: Over 25 years in remuneration systems
- Regulation: InstitutsVergV, MaComp
- Education: Theology and sociology, doctorate from the University of Würzburg
- Qualifications: BMWA® mediator, mediator to the DGM standard
- Commitment: Founding donor of the German Mediation Foundation
Three areas of experience behind easygrading
Regulated remuneration, academic analysis and mediation.
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Remuneration under regulatory supervision
Dr. Beyfuß helps banks and financial service providers establish remuneration systems compliant with InstitutsVergV, MaComp and other regulations. What the directive now requires of everyone has long applied there: every pay rule must be justified and documented.
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Academic background
After studying theology and sociology, he earned his doctorate at the University of Würzburg with the dissertation “The Sociological Interpretation of European Revolutions in the Work of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy”, published as a monograph. His perspective on change processes shapes his consulting: a new remuneration system is always a change project too.
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Mediation and commitment
BMWA® mediator and mediator to the DGM standard, founding donor of the German Mediation Foundation, and responsibility in non-profit organisations. This helps where remuneration projects most often stall: between management, HR and the works council.
What this experience means for you
Reasons you can explain rather than intuition
Every grade level is described and every grading decision documented. If employees request information under Article 7 of the directive, the answer is ready.
A proven method
The criteria are based on the Paterson Method (Decision Band Method), implemented digitally. A job's value depends on the type and scope of the decisions it makes.
Software and consulting from one provider
Work independently with easygrading. If you want guidance, book the implementation package with ?respondeo!®, where the method was developed.
Reaching agreement with the works council
A consistently applied, documented method and a mediator's experience help everyone reach a workable outcome together.
?respondeo!® – the consultancy behind easygrading
easygrading is a service provided by ?respondeo!® Management Consulting. ?respondeo!® advises clients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on remuneration strategy, salary analysis, job and role evaluation, salary band design, incentive plans and compliance with the German General Equal Treatment Act, Pay Transparency Act and InstitutsVergV.
Expert knowledge, freely accessible
respondeo blog
Expert articles on remuneration and the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
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gehaltsstruktur.de
An information portal on digital job evaluation and fair, discrimination-free salary structures. Practical solutions for medium-sized companies that want to make their remuneration transparent, market-aligned and compliant with legal requirements. A service provided by ?respondeo!® Management Consulting.
easygrading at a glance
| Provider | ?respondeo!® Management Consulting, Nollendorfstraße 34, 10777 Berlin |
| Founder | Dr. Viktor Beyfuß |
| Online job evaluation since | 2018 |
| Method | Paterson Method (Decision Band Method), five criteria, 28 grade levels |
| Consulting markets | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| Target group | Companies with at least 100 employees |
| Packages | Basis and Pro (annual licence), optional implementation package |
| Hosting | In Germany (ALL-INKL) |
| Try it | Free for 30 days, using a sample company |
Frequently asked questions
Who is behind easygrading?
easygrading is a service provided by ?respondeo!® Management Consulting in Berlin. Its founder is remuneration consultant Dr. Viktor Beyfuß, founder and owner of ?respondeo!®.
How long has easygrading existed?
Online job evaluation has been developed since 2018. The methodology comes from the consulting practice of ?respondeo!®.
What method is the job evaluation based on?
The criteria are based on the Paterson Method (Decision Band Method). easygrading evaluates every role against decision-making, knowledge & skills, problem-solving, responsibility and impact, assigning it to one of 28 grade levels.
What experience underpins the evaluation method?
Over 25 years of remuneration consulting for companies, plus regulatory remuneration consulting for banks and financial service providers under InstitutsVergV and MaComp, where every pay rule must be justified and documented.
Can I get consulting as well as software?
Yes. Optional support is available from ?respondeo!® through the implementation package: five days of advisory support, review of job evaluations, cross-comparison and analysis of pay practices.
Get to know easygrading
Try free for 30 days or speak directly with Dr. Viktor Beyfuß about your jobs.
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