Salary data
There's been previous discussions on Identica re public sharing of tax information (ie: in the US, your 1040). It was standard for a while but no longer is.
I assume there has been research on companies having transparent salary information, at least to other employees, no? Yes? If so, do you have pointers?
I assume there has been research on companies having transparent salary information, at least to other employees, no? Yes? If so, do you have pointers?
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It is because sharing salary information, causes all sorts of HR problems if it's identifiable to a person and can open the company up to discrimination action if someone feels that they should be making the same as someone else. Even if there is no actual discrimination. People, in my experience, tend to always assume that their work is superior even if it isn't.
Ah, but the other extreme (and yes, full secrecy of salary data is an extreme) this wouldn't be an issue. You'd know what your future coworkers make before you interview. Full transparency has, from my quick readings, an equalizing effect. Why should bargaining skills be what gives people raises (or more vacation time, or whatever) instead of actual work?
Don't get me wrong. There are some HR/EEO problems that can arise due to people thinking they are being discriminated against.
I'd expect that the major reason for secrecy policies is so lower-level staffers will not know how much their bosses make.
I'd expect that the major reason for secrecy policies is so lower-level staffers will not know how much their bosses make.
https://www.hackerschool.com/blog/35-were-hiring-an-operations-person "Speaking of transparency, we can pay between $50,000 and $60,000 a year, and we will give you stock options (~0.25%)."
Sumana Harihareswara [on Mastodon] at 2014-04-18T21:56:34Z
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