NORTHBRIDGE, Deschire -- A common frustration job hunters express is employers offering jobs but not disclosing the salary or wage of the position.
Many employers post job openings on websites with a job description, requirements of applicants, and information about their company. But often, the wage or salary of the position is not included in the job posting.
That's soon to change in the state of Deschire, after Governor Jay Burns signed Joint Bill 247 into law Tuesday at the state capitol building in Northbridge.
The Wage Disclosure Act, as JB 247 is officially titled, will require employers who post jobs in the state of Deschire to disclose the salary or wage for every job.
It passed in the Deschire House of Representatives 53-47 and in the Deschire Senate 29-22.
"It's not fair when people who are looking for a job find a job posting on a job board online, but they have no idea how much money the job comes with," Burns said in a press conference after the signing. "Many job applications take an hour or more to fill out. It's not fair to job applicants to ask them to spend an hour or two of their life to apply for a job only to find out the job pays minimum wage or slightly more. That's just not fair."
The bill was created by Nationalist state Senator Naheyna Cohn from Delafield and Conservative Sen. John Raymond from Airfield Downs.
"This is really about fairness to job hunters. People deserve to have as much information as possible when applying for a job. The job market is just that - a market. And job applicants have a right to know what they're applying for," Raymond told the media.
"It's an issue of transparency and consumer rights," Cohn said.
The change will go into effect on January 1, 2020.
There are some exemptions, however.
Many employers pay wage or salary "Depending on Experience," or "DOE."
For those jobs, employers will not have to offer an exact wage or salary, but they will have to offer an income range.
For example, a television station that's hiring a news anchor can still say "salary DOE," but they will have to post a notice that says, "the income range will be between $55,000 to $110,000."
The new law will only apply to disclosing wages or salary. It will not require employers to identify themselves.
Many companies, especially for high-paying jobs, post job announcements online, but they do not reveal the name of their company.
Anonymous job postings are still permitted.
It's not just job postings on the internet either. All job postings, electronic or otherwise, are covered by the new law.
The Deschire Chamber of Commerce, the largest business group in the state, strongly opposed the bill, calling it "an assault on employers' rights."
Many employers post job openings on websites with a job description, requirements of applicants, and information about their company. But often, the wage or salary of the position is not included in the job posting.
That's soon to change in the state of Deschire, after Governor Jay Burns signed Joint Bill 247 into law Tuesday at the state capitol building in Northbridge.
The Wage Disclosure Act, as JB 247 is officially titled, will require employers who post jobs in the state of Deschire to disclose the salary or wage for every job.
It passed in the Deschire House of Representatives 53-47 and in the Deschire Senate 29-22.
"It's not fair when people who are looking for a job find a job posting on a job board online, but they have no idea how much money the job comes with," Burns said in a press conference after the signing. "Many job applications take an hour or more to fill out. It's not fair to job applicants to ask them to spend an hour or two of their life to apply for a job only to find out the job pays minimum wage or slightly more. That's just not fair."
The bill was created by Nationalist state Senator Naheyna Cohn from Delafield and Conservative Sen. John Raymond from Airfield Downs.
"This is really about fairness to job hunters. People deserve to have as much information as possible when applying for a job. The job market is just that - a market. And job applicants have a right to know what they're applying for," Raymond told the media.
"It's an issue of transparency and consumer rights," Cohn said.
The change will go into effect on January 1, 2020.
There are some exemptions, however.
Many employers pay wage or salary "Depending on Experience," or "DOE."
For those jobs, employers will not have to offer an exact wage or salary, but they will have to offer an income range.
For example, a television station that's hiring a news anchor can still say "salary DOE," but they will have to post a notice that says, "the income range will be between $55,000 to $110,000."
The new law will only apply to disclosing wages or salary. It will not require employers to identify themselves.
Many companies, especially for high-paying jobs, post job announcements online, but they do not reveal the name of their company.
Anonymous job postings are still permitted.
It's not just job postings on the internet either. All job postings, electronic or otherwise, are covered by the new law.
The Deschire Chamber of Commerce, the largest business group in the state, strongly opposed the bill, calling it "an assault on employers' rights."
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