Act 16 prohibits employers from inquiring into an applicant's
past salary history, unless the applicant volunteered such information or a salary was already negotiated with the applicant and set forth in an offer letter, in which case an employer can inquire or confirm salary history.
Don't allow
your past salary history to dissuade you from declaring what you think you are worth this time around.
However, always be honest about
your past salary history and other job offers that are on the table.
A new employment law in Massachusetts made it illegal for employers to ask a candidate about
past salary history.
By allowing employers to base a prospective employee's earnings on
her past salary history, the law has indirectly allowed employers to perpetuate the wage gap.
Not exact matches
Prospective employees would not be prohibited from voluntarily disclosing wage
history and an employer may only confirm
past salaries after a
salary negotiation has started.
The findings from the second annual TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) survey found that more than half of consumers who checked their score in the
past 30 days falsely identified
salary (58 percent), employment
history (56 percent), and age (52 percent) as factors included in a credit score.
Employers will typically pay a new employee somewhere in the range of 10 - 15 % more than the person's last
salary, which is why knowing what you've made over your
past employment
history is of such interest to them.
Letting the employer base their offer on your
past salary history.Your
salary history is no one's business and employers are perfectly capable of figuring out what your work would be worth to them without needing to know what you've been paid previously.
Of course, employers who inquire into
salary history generally claim that they need to know what you've earned in the
past because it helps them figure out how much you should be earning now, or so that they can screen out candidates who are earning far more than the position pays and presumably won't want to take a pay cut.
If there is a specific request for
salary history, respond by providing your expected
salary range (not your current
salary or
past salary), such as «$ 60,000 to $ 65,000, not including benefits.»
Depending on the circumstances of the request, and input from the
past or current employee, the company might release
salary history, job title
history, and whether the company would rehire the employee.
A
salary history is a document that presents an employee's
past earnings.
The
salary history question enables employees to underpay women and minorities because employers use a potential employee's
past wage to determine what
salary to offer.
The National Conference of State Legislators indicates that at least 21 states have proposed legislation during the
past year that would prohibit
salary history questions.
A
salary history (which is different from a
salary requirement) includes information on what you have earned in
past jobs.
Other information often requested is your driver's license number, educational background (institution attended, dates attended, degree earned, etc.),
past employment
history including the name of former employers, dates of employment and starting and ending
salary.
On the
salary history page, you could include the
past one, two, or three jobs you have held.
Hirewise verifies the accuracy of employment
history in our employment screening background checks with emphasis placed on
past performance, employment periods, positions held,
salary, rehire eligibility, and reasons for leaving.
One of the most common ways applicants deceive prospective employers is by stretching the truth regarding their
past employment
history, including
salary earned, time of service, and job titles.
Don't lie or exaggerate about any of your previous
salaries, but if you feel you've been underpaid in the
past, make sure you make a case for a higher
salary — both in your cover letter and in your
salary history.
A hiring manager asked me for my
salary history and said that in the
past she was not able to hire candidates because they overstated their
salary history.
Women who refuse earn 1.8 percent less than those who reveal their
salary history, while men who keep their
past salary under wraps see a
salary increase of 1.2 percent.
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A federal resume format is very different from a corporate resume and must include additional information such as
salary history and
past supervisors names and phone numbers.
Here's to the day when the
salary history tap dance is a thing of the
past as is the gender pay gap.
Non-supervisor references I'm applying for a job and they have asked me to bring to my interview: a job
history (with addresses, names of supervisors &
salaries) and a list of three «Business / work references & # who are NOT
past supervisors.
As well as your
salary history for
past employment and your expectations regarding future compensation.
However, contrary to reports calling the FTC's action an official endorsement, a recent blog on the FTC web site, «The Fair Credit Reporting Act & Social Media: What Businesses Should Know,» indicates that Internet background checks using social media information simply must follow the same FCRA rules that apply to the more traditional information — employment and
salary history, criminal records, and credit reports — that FCRA compliant background screening firms and employers have used in the
past.
However, contrary to reports calling the FTC's action an official endorsement, a June 2011 blog on the FTC website, «The Fair Credit Reporting Act & Social Media: What Businesses Should Know,» indicated that Internet background checks using social media information simply must follow the same FCRA rules that apply to the more traditional information — employment and
salary history, criminal records, and credit reports — that FCRA compliant background screening firms and employers have used in the
past.
In June 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017 (HB 2005) which will prohibit employers from screening job applicants based on
past or current
salary history or seeking information about
past or current
salary history from job applicants before making them an offer of employment that includes an amount of compensation.