Companies SHOULD NOT be asking candidates what they are currently making in order to determine what to pay that individual. 🚫🚫🚫🚫

πŸ“Œ This is how discrimination and pay gaps continue to perpetuate.

πŸ“Œ Women consistently have made less than their male counterparts.

πŸ“Œ For women of color that gap widens even further in comparison with their white males counterparts.

“Currently, 21 U.S. states have laws or executive orders that regulate whether employers can seek, use, or discuss an applicant’s salary history.” (Martinez, 2023). πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’°

Banning the use of salary history for federal employees is now being proposed. πŸ“œπŸ“œπŸ“œπŸ“œ

If you’re not sure how to make changes to your hiring process when discussing or posting pay in job ads… πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”

Contact A People Partner! πŸ“žπŸ“žπŸ“žπŸ“ž

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alonzomartinez/2023/05/10/opm-proposes-regulations-to-advance-pay-equity-for-federal-employees/?sh=7e2f07136367

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