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2022 - 12 - 19

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Employers deflate salaries in job listings to keep pay down (Los Angeles Times)

Companies are lowballing salaries in job listings, concerned that applicants will ask for too much money or existing employees will demand raises.

In Washington, for instance, employers are required to disclose the full range for the job, even if the intended pay range might be lower — so lowballing the true maximum pay might violate the law there, Patrick said. While it’s hard to prove in any specific job posting, that truncated range might reflect employers’ reluctance to post the true high end, for fear that all applicants will expect to get it or that existing employees will see it and demand a raise. With the job market [still very tight](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-02/us-hiring-and-wages-top-forecasts-keeping-pressure-on-fed?sref=QnKyEnuc), companies are getting squeezed, but they also do themselves no favors by keeping employees in the dark about their compensation practices. The fact that the rules vary so much is making compliance difficult and costly, said Emily Dickens, head of government affairs at the Society for Human Resource Management. The high end of a typical pay range should be between 40% and 60% above the minimum, said Justin Hampton, founder of CompTool, which compiles and analyzes salary data in online job listings. Data recently compiled by Hampton from more than 12 million job listings taken from more than 100 job websites show the range is only about 28% for job listings in the U.S., so the top advertised pay for that job might only be $64,000 even if the true pay could be as high as $80,000 for some workers. [launched](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/with-pay-ranges-of-2-million-nyc-transparency-law-is-off-to-a-glitchy-start?sref=QnKyEnuc) in New York City, some pay ranges were so [wide](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-11-04/nyc-pay-transparency-law-wells-fargo-ibm-and-other-employers-post-big-ranges) — for example, $100,000 from bottom to top — as to be almost useless. Some employers are trying to limit the demands of potential hires seeking [top dollar](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-17/inflation-talent-wars-spark-highest-salary-hikes-since-2007-survey), while preventing existing workers from finding out they are [underpaid](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-31/new-york-city-pay-disclosure-laws-go-into-effect-on-nov-1). For a job that starts at $50,000, the top range should be between $70,000 and $80,000. “Part of the challenge here is that pay transparency is new, so there is this fear among HR people about this new information, that people will not understand it. The emergence of lowball salary ranges will only add to the confusion and frustration of workers, and could also hurt the credibility of corporate HR departments at a time when employees are already feeling [burned out](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-16/burnout-book-maslach-leiter-on-what-it-means-how-to-recover?sref=QnKyEnuc) and disconnected from their employers. “There are companies intentionally posting salary ranges below their actual salary bands for job seekers,” said Jamie Coakley, senior vice president of people at Electric, which provides remote information technology services for small- and medium-sized businesses.

Stroll praises 'great job' from Aston Martin after reaping rewards of ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has praised the team's intense development work over the 2022 season after they rose to become regular points scorers.

[HEAD-TO-HEAD: Which drivers came out on top in the battle of the 2022 team mates?](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.head-to-head-which-drivers-came-out-on-top-in-the-battle-of-the-2022-team.2oAjm6rU67rnQWpNLkvGH8.html) I mean, when I look back at the last few races, I think we missed out on the opportunity of points, like in Austin, both cars were doing well… most of the time out of a position to score points on pure pace, and then since the summer break, we've often been in positions to score points.” “I think we were far off the pace at the beginning of the year, but the guys have done a great job improving the car. And like I said, since the summer break, I think we've been in a much more competitive position. keeping on going in that direction, really, in the future,” added Stroll. “I think the guys have done a great job at improving the car. “And then from there, I think we've developed the car a lot throughout the year. “Well, I think we really struggled at the beginning of the year,” said Stroll. made big steps in the right direction. [READ MORE: ‘I was just so proud of him’ – Norbert Vettel on his son Sebastian’s journey from karts to world champion](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.i-was-just-so-proud-of-him-norbert-vettel-on-his-son-sebastians-journey-from.m8nN46GP7iJ1E9Bj6EUNN.html) Stroll and early season super-sub Nico Hulkenberg started off the season without points before Sebastian Vettel returned from Covid with a DNF in Australia.

Court orders KZN man who used fake degree to get a job to pay ... (Independent Online)

Sheldon Naidoo has to pay Umgeni Water R2.2 million for using a fake qualification to get a job there.

According to EWN, despite Naidoo’s insistence that his degree was real, a student records official at UKZN testified that Naidoo was excluded from his studies because he was making no progress. The company took him to court and last week the Pietermaritzburg High Court ordered him to pay back the R2.2 million he had earned from Umgeni Water. Six years after he started working at the water utility, Sheldon Naidoo was caught out after he applied for another position, according to EyeWitness News (EWN).

"That job was made for Bonang" — Queen B makes it onto Miss ... (Eyewitness News)

South Africans are rallying behind television personality and entrepreneur Bonang Matheba to be the new host of the Miss Universe pageant.

Honestly it's not just Bonangs presenting it's a package. [December 16, 2022] [https://t.co/SOiNmlZQpp] [December 15, 2022]

The Lowest Pay Workers Would Accept for a New Job Nears $74000 (Bloomberg)

Average reservation wage grew faster during pandemic · Wage demands grew more for employed workers than jobless ones.

[survey](https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/sce/labor#/), which the NY Fed conducts every four months, underscores the underlying strength of wage pressures and the [challenges](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-18/fed-zooms-in-on-american-paychecks-as-it-takes-inflation-battle-into-2023) Fed policymakers face in their attempts to quell the strongest inflation in a generation. The increase was more pronounced for employed people versus those out of work.

'Do Your Research': Ex-Walpole Cop Claims Town Sabotaged ... (NBC10 Boston)

Christopher MacKenzie, former deputy chief in the Walpole Police Department, is suing the town and an elected official for missing out on a police chief...

With a legal battle ahead, Salvatore said he has no regrets about his outspoken criticism of how town leaders handled the situation. “And I would applaud whoever wrote that anonymous note. Last September, MacKenzie reached a plea deal, admitting to sufficient facts of a lesser charge of simple assault and battery. That’s where the problem lies here.” You need to honor them so you don’t expose the town to litigation of this sort and potential damages. “Nothing I’ve said publicly has been inaccurate,” Salvatore said. During a public meeting, Seekonk Town Administrator Shawn Cadime lauded MacKenzie’s attributes while describing him as the front-runner for the job. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). NBC10 Boston asked the former elected official if he wrote the letter. So why the change of heart? “I did not,” Salvatore responded. “My biggest takeaway is that there are real problems for the town here,” Coyne said.

Are Companies Intentionally Posting Low Salary Ranges To Prevent ... (Yahoo News)

A part of that trust factor is often ambiguity around salary. Some organizations have done a great job of being more transparent about salary expectations, ...

Why I'm leaving NASA and the job I've loved most (Nature.com)

I will never forget standing in steamy French Guiana on 25 December last year as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) lifted into the sky on the Ariane 5 ...

This is a job that I will surely miss, one that I tried to do to the best of my ability as a scientist and service-driven leader — from start to finish. I have bought a season ski pass for Utah, and I fully intend to spend time with my family and friends before deciding on the next chapter in my life. I wanted to leave at a time when I was confident in the strength of the organization. So, when was it time for me to step aside? (This budget does not include the work NASA does for the US government in building weather- and space-weather-forecasting systems.) We are on our way back to the Moon with the launch of the Artemis programme and looking ahead to sending people to Mars. And I held my breath during our extraterrestrial ‘Wright brothers’ moment, when the team made the first controlled flight in an atmosphere other than Earth’s and flew the helicopter Ingenuity on Mars.

Painesville mechanic's job is 'to make grown men act like kids' (ideastream)

This story is part of a series of on-the-street interviews conducted by Xeaiver Bullock, a student at Lake Erie College and a 2022 Ideastream Public Media ...

Jarad: I put my foot in my mouth sometimes because I try to act like they don't know what even a brake caliper is or a rotor is or a pad is. I can take videos or photos or anything to show, 'OK, this is why this is going on.' And if I can show that, then I've done my job correctly. So the average runs between an hour and a half up to about six and a half, seven hours. Different owners of the vehicle are going to make the jobs a little bit easier or harder, depending on how they take care of it. You're sitting down at a table doing puzzles every day, trying to figure out what's going to work on this car that didn't necessarily work as well in the last. I got my certifications as a technician there and went to college at [Stark State College](https://www.starkstate.edu/).

Job creation, women's empowerment top priorities for secretaries ... (Livemint)

The government has established 12 committees comprising top officials to devise ways to stoke long-term economic growth amid global uncertainties.

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