Employees keep pay 'close to their chest'

Wed 16 Jul 2008 at 2:08 PM

British employees rarely talk about their pay, preferring instead to keep details private, a survey has found.

It revealed one in six would never ask for an increase and more than half (53 per cent) would keep pay details from their relatives and loved ones, Personnel Today has reported.

"Our research demonstrates that pay is an important personal issue and one that employers need to think carefully about," said Karan Paige, chief people officer at Ceridian UK, which polled more than 1,000 workers.

Older workers were most likely to approach bosses for more money, although one in 33 members of staff would rather change job than address the issue.

The survey found that despite their need for privacy, 46 per cent of respondents expressed an interest in the pay of others ant 73 per cent would be unhappy if theirs was made public.

Pay for working in call centre jobs in Birmingham is likely to be similar to that in call centre jobs in Liverpool, as the towns are only 150km apart.

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