Compliance: Planning Beyond the NYC Salary Range Law

The NYC Salary Range Transparency Law is now in effect. However, the law gives us insight beyond updating and adding salary ranges to positions that can be performed in part or in full in New York City. Moving forward, all job postings (including active postings advertised before November 1st) will require a ‘good faith’ and…

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Consequences of Salary Transparency Laws

Salary transparency laws have been cropping up over the past several years. States and cities across the country have acknowledged that there are persistent wage gaps that have limited lifetime compensation largely for women and POC.  However, there are consequences and challenges to these laws that leave many with mixed feelings. Overall, these laws create…

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NYC Salary Range Transparency Law Now in Effect

After much debate and delay, New York City’s salary range transparency law is now in effect. Starting November 1st, organizations with four or more employees (including owners & contractors) must provide a ‘good faith’ salary range for any internal or external job posting, job advertisement or transfer opportunity that will be performed all, or in…

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Remote Monitoring: Half of Employees Would Sooner Quit Than Be Surveilled

Remote work is here to stay. However, more than half of tech workers have signaled that they would leave their organization if their remote work came with additional and more invasive digital monitoring.  BI company, Morning Consult published a poll last week asking tech workers whether they would quit if their employers took actions to…

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Why Candidates Turn Down Great Offers

Hiring tech talent remains challenging as we move into the second half of the year. Despite the endless news about layoffs and hiring freezes, engineering candidates continue to reel in better and better offers. Companies that are looking to capitalize on big tech layoffs will be disappointed if they are not ready to put up…

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Effort and Interest Win Video Interviews

Prior to the pandemic, most professional interviews took place in-person. Preparation included knowing your route to the employer’s office, picking out professional attire that matched your intended company, and showing up prepared with your resume. However, the traditional interview decorum has become more casual as many people have spent the past two years interviewing via…

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Long-Term Employee Discount

Salary transparency laws are cropping up across the country to eliminate pay inequity. For many candidates, it is a long-awaited shift from secretive pay scales and the dreaded ‘based on experience’ line in a job description. Previously, time and effort were put into the interviewing process without knowing whether the compensation was worth it. However,…

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NYC Amends Salary Range Disclosure Law

In January, the New York City Council announced that it would require salary range requirements on job listings for employees working in New York City.  The bill intended to increase pay transparency and close the persistent wage gap by providing a good faith salary range to applicants.  Initially, this law was set to go into…

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Salary Expectations Continue to Rise in 2022

Salary expectations are growing swiftly as companies are being forced to compete openly and loudly for talent. In an already tight tech labor market, this increased competition is leading candidates to adjust their salary expectations in real time. Over the past several months, we’ve seen candidates join the job market at one desired salary level,…

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The Great Reshuffle

After the Great Resignation comes The Great Reshuffle. For much of 2021, we were bombarded with news of employees leaving their jobs in droves. They were pursuing more flexible opportunities, quitting unsupportive work environments, or simply leaving the workforce entirely.  Although demand for talent remains at an all-time high, the exodus of employees has subsided.…

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