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Laws proposed that bar interviewers from asking job applicants salary history
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:35 pm
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Although the push for the law is rooted in getting equal pay for women, I think the law has broad benefits for all potential employees. This way, employers can't just offer you a bit more than you already make, they could offer you what they are willing to pay.
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The most awkward part of a job interview may soon disappear, as a rash of cities and states consider laws barring employers from asking how much applicants already make. Hiring managers in New York City could soon be fined for looking into—or asking about—a job seeker’s salary or benefits in a past role, based on a bill that awaits Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature. The measure, approved by a city council vote last week, adds private-sector companies to the list of city agency employers forbidden from using that information in pay negotiations.
Although the push for the law is rooted in getting equal pay for women, I think the law has broad benefits for all potential employees. This way, employers can't just offer you a bit more than you already make, they could offer you what they are willing to pay.
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Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:37 pm to East Coast Band
I assumed everyone just lied anyway
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:37 pm to East Coast Band
This law sounds like yet another overbearing govt overreach
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:39 pm to East Coast Band
Or you can look at the bls website and ask for that. It is usually inflated anyway.
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:40 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Makes it easier for employers to fire you should it ever come to that. Lying on your application...
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:41 pm to upgrayedd
I always respond "about tree fitty."
If they don't like that then it's probably not a place I want to work.
If they don't like that then it's probably not a place I want to work.
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:43 pm to East Coast Band
Instead of a law, the individual being interviewed can just not be a pussy and say they are not sharing that info
Posted on 4/15/17 at 10:43 pm to Easy
If your employer is investigating the accuracy of info on your application after you've already been hired, you're likely getting fired anyway. They are looking for a reason.
How would they prove it anyway?
How would they prove it anyway?
Posted on 4/15/17 at 11:24 pm to shotcaller1
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Instead of a law, the individual being interviewed can just not be a pussy and say they are not sharing that info
A nonzero percentage of companies have online applications with salary as a mandatory field.
Posted on 4/15/17 at 11:52 pm to baytiger
quote:I've always put N/A or $0. I've never been asked about it an interview nor have I ever asked someone as the interviewer.
A nonzero percentage of companies have online applications with salary as a mandatory field.
If I were asked, I'd just say a competitive salary vs the market, no number given.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:33 am to East Coast Band
Does this only apply to people interviewing for a job in a bar?
Posted on 4/16/17 at 12:34 am to East Coast Band
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Although the push for the law is rooted in getting equal pay for women
Women are paid equally when they are compared to men who hold similar/equal positions.
The wage gap fallacy is based on outdated research that averaged salaries of men and women. Women traditionally held lower income jobs compared to men. That has changed as there are significantly more women seeking 4 year univeristy degrees than men. But let's not let that get in the way of passing bullshite legislation.
This post was edited on 4/16/17 at 12:36 am
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:43 am to shel311
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If I were asked, I'd just say a competitive salary vs the market, no number given.
I have never been asked but was not afraid to give mine because each time I was looking, my services were in demand (usually offered prior to any actual application) but the correct answer for many, if not most, salaried individuals is "my employment contract/company policies prohibit me from discussing my salary while employed by company x".
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:50 am to upgrayedd
The government is bound and determined to make sure people get jobs based upon everything BUT merit.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
Posted on 4/16/17 at 6:59 am to East Coast Band
What's next, telling employers that they can't ask about previous work experience? or how long they worked on other jobs? Are employers supposed to just sit there and get a general feeling about an applicant?
As an employer, you HAVE to weigh in salary when making a choice. Sometimes I take a chance on a lessor experienced applicant if he/she will take less salary. This is because the job will require training anyway. As the employee progresses they become more valuable and therefor worth a higher salary.
As an employer, you HAVE to weigh in salary when making a choice. Sometimes I take a chance on a lessor experienced applicant if he/she will take less salary. This is because the job will require training anyway. As the employee progresses they become more valuable and therefor worth a higher salary.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:17 am to Dont_Call_Me_RAY
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As an employer, you HAVE to weigh in salary when making a choice. Sometimes I take a chance on a lessor experienced applicant if he/she will take less salary. This is because the job will require training anyway
bullshite. youre an employer, offer to the employee what you want to pay him or what you think he is worth. By finding out a previous salary, it only offers up a chance to offer a salary much lower than you intended.
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As the employee progresses they become more valuable and therefor worth a higher salary.
Most of the time, you're career earnings depend on your original salary.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:23 am to East Coast Band
Don't you discuss the offer anyway when you're looking to hire someone?
The applicant's salary demand gives you an idea of what they're making at their current job.
The applicant's salary demand gives you an idea of what they're making at their current job.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:30 am to East Coast Band
The First Amendment called. It laughed.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:32 am to shel311
quote:this is my answer as well
I were asked, I'd just say a competitive salary vs the market, no number given.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 8:35 am to FalseProphet
There are a lot of things an interviewer can't ask.
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