Pay transparency in job listings is less transparent than you might think
With pay transparency laws now in effect in B.C. and passed in P.E.I., Newfoundland and Ontario, companies are called upon to include salary ranges with job postings. But advocates say some employers post such wide pay ranges it counteracts the spirit of legislation designed to help close the pay gap.
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![While pay transparency legislation is helping to usher in an era of more openness about salary, some organizations just aren’t playing ball, posting such wide pay ranges it's impossible for candidates to assess whether the job is a fit. A man looks over a resume while remotely conducting an interview with another man who is seen on a laptop screen.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7185167.1714138039!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/people-conducting-job-interview.jpg)
With pay transparency laws now in effect in B.C. and passed in P.E.I., Newfoundland and Ontario, companies are called upon to include salary ranges with job postings. But advocates say some employers post such wide pay ranges it counteracts the spirit of legislation designed to help close the pay gap.