Should you let workers know the salaries you pay?

TL;DR

It's a debate that goes all the way back to whether you should tell Fred that Barney gets two more clams than he is as a Bronto crane operator at Slate Rock and Gravel Company:Should you be open with your employees about their salaries — or keep it quiet?A new law in New York City requires employers with four or more workers (in good faith) to disclose the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage the employer believes it would pay when they post a job opening.Matt Kerzner, director at the Center for Individual and Organizational Performance at accounting firm EisnerAmper, explained to Fast Company that "Equal pay for equal work … is still a problem, and this new law addresses the 'equity' in 'diversity, equity, and inclusion.'"If you luck out and hire an ordinary worker, but you get someone who turns out to be fantastic, then promote and give them a raise; let them work from home; or give them a special parking spot.For example, why would anyone apply for a job if they knew in advance it wouldn't pay them enough to be worth their time?"

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