Question 1068785
not sure if this is right, but it's a way to look at it.


the old scale was levels 1 to 4.
the new scale is levels 1 to 16.


that means that are now 4 new levels for each old level.


i would assume:


the new levels 1 to 4 replace the old level 1.
the new levels 5 to 8 replace the old level 2.
the new levels 9 to 12 replace the old level 3.
the new levels 13 to 16 replace the old level 4.


it's very hard to say what new level the old level 1 would translate to.
that depends on the policies of the entity making the rules.
it's possible all the level 1's ae ranked within themselves and then assigned a new level based on that ranking.


for example, they might apportion the old level 1 to the new levels 1 to 4 as follows:


20% become new level 1.
30% become new level 2.
30% become new level 3.
20% become new level 4.


or some other percentage allocation.


the old level 1 personnel would more then likely be ranked from the lowest to the highest and the apportion made in that way.


for example, if there are 100 level 1 personnel, they would be ranked from 1 to 100.


those ranked 1 to 20 would be new level 1's.
those ranked 21 to 50 would be new level 2's.
those ranked 51 to 80 would be new level 3's.
those ranked 81 to 100 would be new level 4's.


there's no hard and fast rule as to h ow the assignment from the old level 1's to the new levels 1 to 4 would be made.


they might also just scrap the old levels completely and rank the whole population from 1 to 16 in some percentage allocation.


you can't determine this beforehand outsdie of knowing what the new ranking allocation could be.


the odds are, however, that if you were ranked 1 before, you would probably be ranked somewhere in the first quartile after, the exact position determined by the ranking rules.


keep in mind that this is only one way of doing it.
since they are going from 1 to 4 scale to 1 to 16 scale, you can be assured that the ranking will be somewhat finer than it was before, 4 times as fine to be exact, and the benefits apportioned accordingly.


the short answer would be:


if the old rank was 1, the new rank will more then likely be somewhere between 1 and 4.