Hi all, curious on what this sub’s take is on companies switching to location-based pay scales for remote workers.
Today an HR rep was added to a department meeting to talk to us about upcoming changes to the company’s pay scales. Now that my department is considered fully remote, back in February we had to submit our home addresses to be taxed based on that location instead of our “home” or closest office location.
They haven’t fully figured out the new pay scales yet, just that it’ll be location-based and they’ll release more info on it in late April when it goes into effect. It sounds like employees that live in more expensive areas will be paid more for doing the same job than ones working in more affordable areas. They removed all current pay grade information so I’ll have nothing to compare to the new one. They said our current salaries won’t be affected but I’m concerned about long-term implications.
Am I understanding this whole location-based pay scale thing correctly? I saw a thread about this practice becoming more common in tech companies starting to go viral on twitter but the replies were all very mixed opinions. I’m just trying to learn more to look out for myself and my coworkers. Thanks!
TL;DR How does antiwork feel about location-based pay scales?