While the question of salaries is everywhere, a survey reveals that more and more French people would be ready to make theirs public. At the same time, #balancetonsalaire is enjoying some success on Twitter.
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Could this be the end of a taboo? French employees seem to want transparency in any case, according to a study of more than 1,000 employees by Yougov for talent.com, a labor market specialist. In this same concern for transparency, 64% of French people say they are comfortable with having their salary level communicated to their colleagues. A score that rises much higher among the youngest. 82% of those under 24 say they are ready to reveal their salary. This is almost 20 points more than among the over 45s.
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For 79% of respondents, pay transparency would help reduce pay inequalities. The two main benefits would be to limit inexplicable pay gaps and push employers to be fairer. One in three employees also believes that pay transparency could finally put an end to the pay gap between men and women. An unexplained 9% wage difference remains to the detriment of women, according to the latest figures from the Department of Research, Studies and Statistics (Dares).
A fundamental movement?
Pay transparency could even work in favor of companies that practice it. At a time when companies are struggling to attract candidates, and when they need to improve what is called their “employer brand”, their good reputation, in other words, the employees surveyed say 70% that making salaries public would influence their desire to work there. Moreover, this movement, the great job search platform Indeed caught it. Since the start of the school year, it has asked companies to publish the salaries that correspond to the job offers. And if they don’t want to, Indeed indicates a fork. Currently, only 20% of offers indicate the proposed salary.
On social networks too, there is a movement for salary transparency as on Twitter, a new hashtag, is enjoying some success. It’s called #balancetonsalaire and internet users reveal how much they earn.
#BalanceYourSalary
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