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Learning about pay transparency was really enlightening! It’s all about openly sharing information on pay, including salary ranges and how decisions are made. This can mean posting salary ranges in job ads, giving employees access to their own and their colleagues’ pay details, or explaining the factors —such as experience, skills, and performance —that influence pay decisions (Ramachandran, n.d.). Many organizations choose to be transparent about pay to build trust, attract great talent, and work to close gender, race, and ethnic pay gaps. However, pay transparency can be a bad idea because it can lead to decreased employee morale, increased tension, and potentially lower overall performance due to aggressive employer bargaining and reduced worker leverage (Lam et al., 2022). Based on my own experience, I tend not to discuss my salary with others because I’ve seen how it can upset colleagues who find out they’re earning less for the same role. This often creates tension at work. When employees realize they’re paid less than their peers, it can foster feelings of resentment towards coworkers and even toward the job itself. Additionally, pay transparency can sometimes weaken workers’ bargaining power, which might lead to lower overall wages for everyone. When employers are aware they need to negotiate with each employee individually to avoid a wave of raise requests, they might adopt a more aggressive stance, resulting in lower average pay. Also, some employees may not feel comfortable with their salary information becoming public, especially if they are not entirely satisfied with their role. Even employees who see that they are already at the top of the published salary range may feel they have less room to negotiate for raises, so they may not like their pay being public knowledge as well (Lam et al., 2022. Finally, organizations should consider the potential challenges that pay transparency may pose when implementing it. It can be a complicated and sometimes costly process, as they may need to adjust existing pay structures to maintain fairness both within the organization and externally. Navigating these changes can be quite a hurdle, but with careful planning, it can lead to a more transparent and fairer workplace.