It’s a tale as old as the hills, one that still rings true:Employers think they’re paying their employees a fair wage, andemployees disagree.
The most recent support for this schism come from PayScales. Theresearch, based on some 7,600 responses from bosses and workers,reveales a substantial gap on the fairness issue: 73 percent ofemployers believe they are fairly compensating their workforce, butonly 36 percent of employees agree.
“Despite the buzz surrounding employee engagement, there is still achasm between employee and employer perceptions on many key issues:pay perceptions, pay transparency and employee value,” the surveyconcludes. The survey also uncovers some bright spots from theemployee perspective. Among them: An increasing number of companiesare handing out more and larger bonuses. However,PayScale noted, “This trend … is the result of continued low wagesfor employees.”
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
