The key difference was that top - performing companies — those who met or exceeded their revenue goals and were No. 1 in their industry — were slightly more likely to report never
asking about salary history.
Although some states are outlawing the practice, employers in areas that permit
asking about salary history often include the question as part of the hiring process.
«By prohibiting employers from
asking about salary history during the hiring process, we will ensure that being underpaid once does not condemn anyone to a lifetime of inequity,» said Public Advocate Letitia James, lead sponsor of legislation banning employers in New York City from asking applicants for their salary history.
By prohibiting employers from
asking about your salary history, hiring managers will have to make a salary offer based on market data and won't be influenced by a low previous salary.
An additional 27 percent of respondents do not prohibit interviewers from
asking about salary history.
The underlying rationale for this trend is that many advocates believe
asking about salary history creates a bias against paying women the same as men for the same job.
(Massachusetts just passed legislation prohibiting companies from
asking about your salary history, so this is no longer a problem in MA.
James touted her annual Landlord Watchlist as well as recently approved legislation that bans employers from
asking about salary history.
We discussed how to respond when an employer
asks about your salary history and salary expectations.
«Less - senior, lower - paid workers are not as likely to be
asked about their salary history,» Payscale vice president of content strategy Lydia Frank tells Business Insider.
On August 1, Massachusetts passed an equal - pay law that prohibits employers from
asking about salary histories until they make a job offer that includes compensation, unless the applicants voluntarily provide the information, ThinkProgress reported.
An employer could be held liable if
they ask about salary history when interviewing, extending an offer or deciding how much to pay applicants.
And Massachusetts just made it illegal to
ask about salary history in a job interview, a trend that could go nationwide.
Job searchers are well aware that when some companies
ask about their salary histories, it's because they plan to base salary offers on the answers.
«The best thing you can do when an interviewer
asks about your salary history is to reframe the question into what salary range you're seeking,» writes Alison Green of Ask a Manager at U.S. News.
Compensation data and software provider PayScale recently released a report on which workers get
asked about their salary history the most.
During the phone interview, the interviewer will sometimes
ask about your salary history to get a sense of how much you may be expecting to earn, or they may mention a specific salary or a salary range, and then ask if that's something you're willing to accept.
Employers also
ask about salary history to have some idea about how much does the candidate's skills and qualifications are worth.
If you are
asked about salary history, tell the employer that you are flexible.
In fact, some states including, New York State, have made it illegal to
ask about salary history in your interview process for this very reason.
If you're interviewing in any state other than Massachusetts and a hiring manager
asks about your salary history, bestselling personal - finance writer Ramit Sethi recommends responding with something along the lines of, «You know what, I'm happy to discuss money down the road, but right now I'm just trying to see if there's a good fit for both of us.
If you weren't
asked about your salary history on the initial job application forms, don't assume it's off the table.
The Massachusetts law that makes it illegal to
ask about your salary history doesn't go into effect until July 1, 2018 so they're not breaking the law yet.
A woman who is
asked about her salary history and declines to disclose earns 1.8 percent less than a woman who discloses.
43 percent of respondents were
asked about their salary history during the interview process.
It's an unfortunate fact that many hiring managers still
ask about salary history during the interview process.
Not exact matches
As part of our commitment to pay equity, we've stopped
asking candidates
about their
salary history in the United States and are in the process of implementing this practice globally.
I am also pleased to announce that Zillow Group will no longer
ask prospective employees
about their
salary history.
She also cited a measure that the House passed preventing employers from
asking job candidates
about their
salary history.
Marking Equal Pay Day, Cuomo advanced legislation to prohibit all employers, public and private, who do business in New York, from
asking prospective employees
about their
salary history and compensation, putting the state New York on track to close the gender wage gap.
Among the bills popular with the Democrats» liberal base that won passage this year was a ban on bump stocks, add - on devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to shoot at near full - automatic speed; a bill enshrining the women's health care provisions of the Affordable Care Act into state law; and a measure that prohibits employers from
asking job candidates
about their
salary history.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from
asking job applicants
about their prior
salary history.
The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from
asking job applicants
about their prior
salary history.
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton joined Public Advocate Letitia James for an event promoting legislation that would ban employers from
asking job applicants
about their
salary history — a measure they argued would advance gender equity and close the male - female wage gap.
In that speech, she touted her accomplishments, including a ban on employers
asking job applicants
about their
salary history, going to court to protect special needs children being forced to sit on dangerously hot buses without air conditioning and creating the first city agency focused on veterans.
First Lady Chirlane McCray said New York City became the first city in the country to enforce a ban on employers
asking applicants
about their
salary history because it «had the will» to do so and because the administration and supporters were ready to do the work.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today advanced legislation to prohibit all employers, public and private, who do business in New York State, from
asking prospective employees
about their
salary history and compensation.
A bill sponsored by Public Advocate Letitia James that bans employers from
asking applicants
about their
salary history was passed by the Council in April.
Chief among the report's policy recommendations is to institute a
salary history ban that prohibits all employers, public and private, who do business in New York from
asking prospective employees
about their
salary history and compensation.
James, who became the first woman of color to hold citywide office four years ago, has sued the city at least 11 times and spearheaded the passage of a bill that prohibits employers from
asking job applicants
about their
salary history in an effort to close the pay gap between women and men.
In August, New York City public advocate Letitia James introduced legislation that would make it illegal for companies to
ask prospective employees
about their
salary histories during the interview process.
Whether
asking about the
history of a certain company or incident, how something works in science, finance, or venture capital,
salary negotiation, or even for relationship advice, Quora spans a wide number of topics with a Q&A style format.
According to a survey conducted by Harris Poll and Glassdoor, 53 percent of U.S. workers believe employers should not
ask about current
salary or
salary history during job negotiations.
A new employment law in Massachusetts made it illegal for employers to
ask a candidate
about past
salary history.
Most hiring managers expect you to
ask about salary by the second interview, but if you do, they might turn that question around and
ask you
about your own
salary history to get an idea of what you're willing to take.
Pretty soon, businesses won't be able to
ask employees or job candidates
about their
salary history in New York City.
Pittsburgh's city council passed a bill January 24 that prohibits the city from
asking about a job applicant's
salary history.
And second, if they're concerned that you'll be unhappy with the
salary they're offering, they can solve that by posting their range upfront or
ask you
about your
salary expectations rather than
salary history.
The New York City Council passed public advocate Letitia James's bill Wednesday, banning public and private employers from
asking candidates
about their previous
salaries during the hiring process and taking a job candidate's pay
history under consideration when coming up with a new
salary offer.
As of October 31, 2017, New York City will have a new law that prohibits employers in New York City from
asking about, relying on or verifying a job applicant's
salary history during the hiring process.