Is the company at the point whereit should be set-ting up a formal salary structure based on a com-plete job evaluation? Why? Carter Cleaning Centres does not have a formal wage structure nor does it use rate ranges or compensable fac-tors.

Wagerates are based mostly on those prevailing in the surrounding community and are tempered with an attempt on the part of Jack Carter to maintain some sem-blance of equity between what workers with different responsibilities in the stores are paid.