Should recruiters
disclose salary range when they reach out to you?
Nevertheless, many companies refuse to
disclose their salary ranges to job candidates.
Not exact matches
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Tuesday pay transparency legislation that would require all publicly advertised job postings to include a
salary rate or
range, bar employers from asking about past compensation and prohibit reprisal against employees who do discuss or
disclose compensation.
If they refuse to tell you the
salary range, they can not expect you to
disclose your current
salary.
That's the advice of Rees Morrison, who writes: «If a law department has more than five lawyers at a pay level, the general counsel should
disclose the highs and lows of
salary and bonuses in that
range...» Read on to find out why and the risks.
At major United States law firms, the «compensation spread» (ratio between the highest partner
salary and lowest partner
salary) among firms
disclosing information
ranges from 3:1 to 24:1.
If a law department has more than five lawyers at a pay level, the general counsel should
disclose the highs and lows of
salary and bonuses in that
range.
It is fair game for you to ask employers for the typical
range of
salaries for comparable positions at their firm or for what they have budgeted if you
disclose your
salary.
Never
disclose your
salary requirements — always get the employer to name the
salary or
range first.