The case for improved transparency around pay is not a new one but one I have decided to re-visit given the current economic climate.

With the Bank of Canada signaling an economic slowdown for 2012 due to the effects of global belt-tightening, employers are also likely to again walk a fine line between managing employee expectation around pay and the company’s ability to meet those expectations. This has been compounded by a few halcyon years that planted some healthy seeds of entitlement amongst certain employees.