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The HR director at Clearwater Electronics has been asked to create a series of job classifications for a new group of jobs that have recently emerged within the public relations (PR) department. An important part of the process is to decide the number of job classes to use. Which statement best explains why it is important to have the proper number of job classes?

1) Having the right number of job classes gives a framework for setting fair and equitable compensation for similar jobs and eliminates errors from job evaluations.

2) Having the right number of job classes will eliminate the need for continuous job evaluations as employees progress on their career path.

3) Having the right number of job classes makes it easy to explain to employees why their pay is at a certain level.

4) Having the right number of job classes gives a framework and ensures departments are properly interpreting job evaluations.