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It's against the law to prevent employees from disclosing and discussing salary. The The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 protects employees rights to discu

by astura 8y ago

It's against the law to prevent employees from disclosing and discussing salary. The The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 protects employees rights to discuss conditions of employment, which, obviously includes salary. https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/faq/nlrb#t38n3180 https://www.nlrb.gov/resources/faq/nlrb#t38n3180 Adults can absolutely handle fair pay discrepancies without "feeling bad," and if they can't then they are so immature that I doubt they'd otherwise make a good employee. It works plenty fine in many industries where salary is public information and even in whole countries where salary is public.

dahart 8y ago
Indeed, but I've seen & had plenty of contracts that state what they want and then at the end have a clause disclaiming anything that conflicts with existing laws. It's then the onus of the employee to figure out their actual rights. BTW I realize I may have some of my experience with contract work mixed into my fallible memory. But, that's another reasonable point here, more people are turning into independent contractors, and they're not subject to employee rights protection, it's perfectly legal to have a compensation non-disclosure in a work-for-hire contract. > Adults can absolutely handle fair pay discrepancies without "feeling bad," and if they can't then they are so immature that I doubt they'd otherwise make a good employee. I think this might be too dismissive and perhaps over-simplified. Everybody, including "adults" wants fairness in their life. Most people don't know what actually constitutes the range of "fair" pay even within their own company, and there are often situations - it is very common - where someone is paid more or less than others not due to experience or skill but due to circumstances, timings, negotiating power, specialized company requirements, and a variety of other things. Still, even if sharing didn't cause me any large problems, why is it in my interest to share?

by astura 8y ago

dahart 8y ago

Indeed, but I've seen & had plenty of contracts that state what they want and then at the end have a clause disclaiming anything that conflicts with existing laws. It's then the onus of the employee to figure out their actual rights. BTW I realize I may have some of my experience with contract work mixed into my fallible memory. But, that's another reasonable point here, more people are turning into independent contractors, and they're not subject to employee rights protection, it's perfectly legal to have a compensation non-disclosure in a work-for-hire contract. > Adults can absolutely handle fair pay discrepancies without "feeling bad," and if they can't then they are so immature that I doubt they'd otherwise make a good employee. I think this might be too dismissive and perhaps over-simplified. Everybody, including "adults" wants fairness in their life. Most people don't know what actually constitutes the range of "fair" pay even within their own company, and there are often situations - it is very common - where someone is paid more or less than others not due to experience or skill but due to circumstances, timings, negotiating power, specialized company requirements, and a variety of other things. Still, even if sharing didn't cause me any large problems, why is it in my interest to share?