Microsoft has announced changes to labour relations policy for its US workforce that touch on noncompete clauses, confidentiality agreements and pay transparency.
“Microsoft is announcing new changes and investments aimed at further deepening our employee relationships and enhancing our workplace culture,” wrote HR execs Amy Pannoni and Amy Coleman on the company blog.
The pair wrote that the changes reflect employee fedback.
They also reflect changes to laws in Microsoft’s home state of Washington, specifically with regards to pay transparency and non-disclosure agreements.
Microsoft says it prohibited the practice of asking job applicants for salary history several years ago and will publicly disclose salary ranges in its internal and external US job postings by January 2023. That date coincides with the day amendments to the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunity Act come into effect, requiring employers to disclose information about pay and other benefits in job postings in the state.
Microsoft has been in trouble in the past in this arena. Just last month it’s professional social network LinkedIn settled with the US Department of Labor over charges it systematically underpaid women in engineering, product and marketing roles.
The other change - again meeting requirements under Washington law - concerns policies on employees’ rights to discuss or share terms and conditions of employment or possible employer misconduct. Or as Microsoft puts it “fostering a safe space for...
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