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SKILLDECK – 3-DAY MASTERCLASS COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, PAY GRADES, PAY RANGES & PAY PROGRESSION

Who is this program for

HR Generalists, Recruiters, Talent Acquisition Professionals, HR Managers, Founders / Small Business Owners, Anyone hiring without paid job portals

Education

HR practitioners with some domain experience aiming to elevate to strategic business partners via technical mastery of AI Recruiter Copilot Masterclass.

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Work Exp.

2+ years in HR preferred

Career Stage

Mid to senior-level professionals

Aspirations

Aspirations aligned with roles such as labour codes functional consultant, payroll specialist, or HR data manager.

Meet Your Trainer

Richa Sareen

About the Trainer – Richa Sareen
Richa Sareen brings over 18 years of hands-on experience in Human Resources, having held strategic roles including HR Director and Head of Talent Acquisition across leading organizations. She is the Founder of SkillDeck, a premium HR consulting and training platform, where she has successfully trained and mentored over 5,000 HR professionals across India and abroad.

Richa’s programs are known for their practicality, industry relevance, and case study-based approach, covering everything from labor laws and HR audits to payroll, PMS, and strategic HR partnering. Her training is deeply rooted in real-time experience, making it easy for professionals to implement the learnings from day one.

Fee & Batch Details

Invest in your future with affordable degree fees and flexible batch options

Program Fee

Fee:- 1999 Rs

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Batch Details
Date for 1st Class March 6 2026
Seats On First Come- First Serve Basis.

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What you will learn:

DAY 1 – Compensation Structure, Job Evaluation & Pay Range Design

What Learners Do:
Build a Compensation Philosophy for a sample company
Identify internal vs external pay competitiveness
Map roles into Fixed, Variable & Benefits components
Tools Provided:
✔ Compensation Philosophy Template
✔ Total Rewards Framework PDF

What You Learn:
Determining Compensable Factors:
Skill, Knowledge, Experience
Problem-solving
Decision-making impact
Span of control
Hands-on Scoring Exercise:
Assign factor weights
Score 6 sample jobs
Create internal ranking
Convert Scores into Grades:
Identify grade boundaries
Group roles into Grade 1 to Grade 6
Tools:
✔ Job Evaluation Scorecard (Excel)
✔ Grade Boundary Calculator

Practical Activities:
Decide number of grades for small, mid, and large companies
Define grade width, range overlap, midpoint differentials
Create 6-grade, 10-grade & 15-grade structures
Learner Outcomes:
🔹 Classify any job into the correct grade
🔹 Understand numerical logic behind grade architecture
🔹 Build scalable pay structures
Tools:
✔ Pay Grade Architecture Templates

You Will Practically Calculate:
Minimum, Midpoint, Maximum
Range Spread (%)
Midpoint Progression (%)
Grade Differential (%)
Practical Exercise (12-employee dataset):
✔ Build pay ranges
✔ Assign grades
✔ Identify underpaid, within-range & red-circled employees
Tools:
✔ Pay Range Designer (Advanced Excel)
✔ Automated Spread Calculator
✔ Compa-ratio Detector
MODULE 5: Salary Benchmarking & Market Pricing
Practical Activities:
Map benchmark survey data
Match internal titles with market titles
Price salaries at P25, P50, P75
Create a Market Compa-Ratio
Tools:
✔ Salary Benchmark Mapping Sheet
✔ Market Pricing Grid
 

DAY 2 – Pay Progression, Merit Matrix, Promotions & C&B Governance

Practical Learning:
Understand how employees move within a pay range
Build a pay slope
Define range penetration
Create a 5-year pay progression model
Hands-on Tasks:
Calculate range penetration
Build progression charts for:
✔ Slow performers
✔ Average performers
✔ High performers
Tools:
✔ Pay Progression Modelling Workbook
✔ Range Penetration Analyzer

Practical Session:
Build a complete 3×3 Merit Matrix using:
Performance Rating
Compa-Ratio
Budget Constraints
Learner Exercises:
Allocate % increase through the matrix
Reconcile and balance the increment budget
Detect over-budget and under-budget scenarios
Tools:
✔ Increment Budget Allocator
✔ Merit Matrix Generator

Practical Implementation:
Promotion % increase (10–25%)
Setting new salary after promotion
Ensuring salary meets minimum of new grade
Handling red-circled employees
Double promotion scenarios
Participant Activity:
Solve 10 real promotion cases and recommend correct salary placement.
Tools:
✔ Promotion Fitment Calculator
✔ Grade Jump Matrix

Detailed Practical Learning:
1. Allowance Structuring
HRA optimisation
Designing Special Allowance
LTA rules
Shift Allowances (Night/Rotational/Critical)
Travel, Onsite & Food Allowances
2. Statutory Components
PF (12% or ₹15,000 wage ceiling — explained with examples)
ESIC thresholds
Bonus Act calculations
Gratuity costing (4.81%)
3. Retention Bonuses
Clawback rules
Payout timelines
Tax treatment
Tools:
✔ India C&B Policy Handbook
✔ Allowance Designer Sheet
✔ PF/ESIC/Bonus Calculator

Practical HR Policies:
Salary correction rules
Pay range revision rules
Annual compensation cycle blueprint
Internal parity guidelines
Offer Fitment Rules
Exceptions approval process
Deliverables:
✔ Compensation Governance Framework
✔ Offer Fitment Decision Tree
✔ Salary Correction SOP
🎯 This 2-Day Masterclass Gives Participants:
✔ Complete Compensation Structure Blueprint
✔ 10+ Ready-to-Use Excel Tools
✔ Fully Built Grading, Ranging & Progression System
✔ Promotion + Merit + Fitment Models
✔ India-Specific C&B Compliance Tools
 
Certification Included – Certified as Comp & Ben Expert

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    FAQs

    Curriculum is specifically engineered to meet the expectations of leading tech companies.

    Absolutely. The curriculum is aligned with current industry demands, focusing on hands-on SAP HCM training across Organizational Management, Personnel Administration, Time Management, and Payroll. It is designed to equip HR professionals with practical ERP implementation skills, preparing them for HR transformation roles in both consulting and in-house HR tech teams.

    • HR professionals with 2+ years of experience
    • Graduates/Postgraduates in HR or MBA-HR
    • Mid to senior-level professionals transitioning into HR digitization roles
    • SAP consultants, business analysts, or project team members handling HR modules
    • Live instructor-led online classes with real-time interaction
    • Hands-on SAP exercises using simulated environments
    • Industry projects and use cases for applied learning
    • Access to recordings, LMS, and doubt-clearing sessions
    • Quizzes and assignments to assess progress

    The course is priced at ₹20,000 INR for the complete one-month live program.

    You will receive a professionally designed digital certificate issued by SkillDeck, featuring:

    • Your name
    • Course title: Training on SAP HCM 
    • Completion date and certificate ID
    • Signature of the program director and SkillDeck seal
      This certificate can be verified and added to LinkedIn.

    No. This is a live instructor-led course, not a self-paced module. Classes are conducted live every day for 1 hour, allowing interactive learning, query resolution, and engagement.

    Yes. SkillDeck is a recognized training provider and its certificates are valued by employers and HR consulting firms, especially when combined with your SAP practice and domain expertise.