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A slight problem with that thesis is that employees are generally not forbidden from discussing their salary.

Rather they choose not to. Some consider it personal info. Maybe they shouldn't, but they do.

From that perspective, this could feel like the company forcing a decision on their employees that they would rather make for themselves. I would be a little concerned about injecting a culture with that.. it's a bit paternalistic.

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Employees are generally forbidden from discussing their salary. Most places I've worked, it has been told to me at promotion and raise time not to disclose my salary to other employees. It probably isn't enforceable however, just the goons trying to keep that info private that they want private.

The places where I have worked (all in India), the offer/joining letter specifically mentions that "You will not disclose your salary to any inside or outside person. If you do so then you could be/will be asked to leave the organisation."

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