Are U.S. Pay Transparency Laws Working?

Pay Transparency: Employer Compliance Statistics Vary State-by-State. Why?

For our first Coffee Talk after a summer respite in the sun, PayAnalytics co-founder Dr. David Ryberg Anderson joins Margrét to discuss his recent research into the efficacy of pay transparency laws in the U.S. During the talk, the two focus on salary range posting in California, Colorado, and New York using data from Monster.com.

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David and Margrét tackle the big questions: How can employers leverage pay transparency in an environment where employees are applying for their own jobs—and leaving them—to increase their salary to a range on par with the market? What influence does the judicial system have on compliance with these laws?

Listen to the Coffee Talk for the full story, and look out for our upcoming blog summarizing Dr. Anderson's research.

Friday Coffee Talk from Planet Fair is a podcast/videocast series co-hosted by PayAnalytics founder Margrét Bjarnadóttir and Henrike Von Platen, founder and CEO of the FPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab in Berlin. It is available through all podcast platforms as well as on YouTube as a videocast.

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#62 — “Mindset change challenge:” Pay bands, pay philosophy, and closing the gap

What happens when an employer can’t adequately explain why an employee’s pay is what it is? Or what if their explanation is based on “the old way” of doing things? In this coffee talk, Margrét and Henrike discuss pay bands, pay philosophy, the EU pay transparency directive, and how to minimize confusion while trying to close the gender pay gap.

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#61 — Dietmar Knoess on PUMA’s Fair Pay Leadership

In this coffee talk with Henrike von Platen and Dietmar Knoess of the PUMA group, we hear about both the pleasant surprise and the challenges in PUMA’s journey into fair pay leadership.

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#60 - Sana Zafar on the surprising effects of pay gaps

It’s intuitive that a gender pay gap would leave women feeling less than satisfied in the workplace. But according to Sana Zafar, our coffee talk guest, the real effect is more nuanced. Pay gaps lead to lower satisfaction among both women and men, but through different mechanisms.

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#59 – Iceland’s CEO Gender Gap with Thora Christiansen

University of Iceland Researcher Thora Christiansen has been looking into why, despite Iceland’s intensive work on pay equity, there are still so few female CEOs. In this coffee talk, Thora joins Margrét to talk about her research into this problem—and a few possible solutions.

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Coffee Talk — 25 August 2023

#48 - Are U.S. Pay Transparency Laws Working?

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Coffee Talk

#62 — “Mindset change challenge:” Pay bands, pay philosophy, and closing the gap

Coffee Talk

#61 — Dietmar Knoess on PUMA’s Fair Pay Leadership

Coffee Talk

#60 - Sana Zafar on the surprising effects of pay gaps

Coffee Talk

#59 – Iceland’s CEO Gender Gap with Thora Christiansen