wingolog: article: a simple (local) solution to the pay gap
Work less, get more: New Zealand firm's four-day week an 'unmitigated success'
Reduced hours for same pay increased successful work-life balance management, cutting stress levels and boosting commitment
Pay Enough or Don't Pay at All*
Abstract. Economists usually assume that monetary incentives improve performance, and psychologists claim that the opposite may happen. We present and disc
How we pay people at Basecamp
There are no negotiated salaries or raises at Basecamp. Everyone in the same role at the same level is paid the same. Equal work, equal pay. We assess new hires on a scale that goes from junior pro…
Lunar Logic Blog | Open Salaries: Outcomes (Looking back after 20 months)
What happens when you give employees control of their own salaries? A lot of great things, actually.
How AI Is Fueling the Gender Pay Gap in Tech
A new Wharton study finds that too few women are working with emerging tech, and that exclusion is driving a growing divide in pay.
AI Gender Pay Gap - Emerging Tech - I by IMD
As AI investment grows, unequal access to emerging tech skills is widening the AI gender pay gap. New research shows how organisations can reverse it.
Are new technologies fuelling wage inequality? Evidence from Spain
New research shows the net effect of technological change (incl. artificial intelligence) on wages in Spain has been to fuel rising wage inequalities
Salary Transparency at Stack Overflow - Stack Overflow
We believe (and developers tell us) that job seekers should be empowered with as much information as possible when looking for a job – especially salary. So we ran an experiment on Stack Overflow Jobs to see if the evidence would support it. Remarkably, we learned that job listings which include a salary range got 75% more clicks than job listings that don’t. With this experiment, we’re even more convinced that transparency isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s good for companies, too. Along with much of the tech community, we were impressed with Buffer’s boldness and leadership in salary transparency. So…
What if jobs are not the solution but the problem? | Aeon Essays
Economists believe in full employment. Americans think that work builds character. But what if jobs aren’t working anymore?
What if jobs are not the solution but the problem? | Aeon Essays
Economists believe in full employment. Americans think that work builds character. But what if jobs aren’t working anymore?
Qui doit payer les salaires ?
La politique de l’emploi a créé un triangle d’incompatibilité : coût du travail pour les employeurs – niveau de vie des salariés – dépenses publiques. Le retour de l’austérité budgétaire vient tendre ce triangle sans remettre en cause cette stratégie inefficace.
CMV: The labor theory of value is flawed
72 votes, 407 comments. This might be an obscure topic, however, in some—largely Marxist circles— the approach seems to motivate much of the dialogue…
Why Cities Boom While Towns Struggle
The jobs gap is also a jobs map: Places that succeed have a critical mass of creativity.
One thing that came up tonight is the creator pay gap between Black creators and white creators. Well documented in the brand deal space. Less so in the paid subscription space but exists there too. I ran a survey about this last year and we did some live sessions. Three things kept coming up.
Lex Roman
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