Pay transparency is a growing trend in the business world. Want to know how much each employee at social media giant Buffer makes? You can look it up on their website. Similarly, Whole Foods publishes the average salary for every position. Norway’s government recently took it a step further. They made each Norwegian citizen’s salary available via an online searchable database. But be forewarned, people can see a log of who looked them up!
Some states in the U.S. have legislated a measure of pay transparency. For example, South Carolina’s Act to Establish Pay Equity makes it illegal for employers to prohibit their employees from sharing wage information. Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act requires employers to include compensation ranges with job postings.
Should churches proactively disclose staff salaries to the members? When a member or employee asks for the information, is it wise to share? Put simply, is pay transparency a good idea for the church?
When considering whether to share salary information with the whole church or one inquisitive member, try to process that question with two goals: build ownership and maintain unity.
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