I understand the reason and how it is a necessary evil. But it's still an evil. Simply put, it is discrimination.
Paying the poor less and the wealthy more.
It makes no sense that two employees with the same workload and same credentials would get a different pay based on their primary address' geolocation.
Just off the top of my head :
- Employee resides at their rich parent's home and get a higher pay vs. employee move near their mother's elderly care center in a ghetto and dock their pay.
- Employee lives alone with no dependents in a high pay area vs. employee being a single-parent in a low pay area.
- Employee lives on a native reservation and get less pay.
- Employee lives in a co-location in a high pay area vs. employee lives alone in a low pay area.
- Employee has impressive credentials in a low pay area vs. employee with no credential living in a high pay area.
- etc.
This is nothing more than a loophole that allows you to give a bonus to employees living in high pay areas while keeping a clear conscience.
If anything, kudos for being open about the whole situation.
Paying the poor less and the wealthy more.
It makes no sense that two employees with the same workload and same credentials would get a different pay based on their primary address' geolocation.
Just off the top of my head :
- Employee resides at their rich parent's home and get a higher pay vs. employee move near their mother's elderly care center in a ghetto and dock their pay.
- Employee lives alone with no dependents in a high pay area vs. employee being a single-parent in a low pay area.
- Employee lives on a native reservation and get less pay.
- Employee lives in a co-location in a high pay area vs. employee lives alone in a low pay area.
- Employee has impressive credentials in a low pay area vs. employee with no credential living in a high pay area.
- etc.
This is nothing more than a loophole that allows you to give a bonus to employees living in high pay areas while keeping a clear conscience.
If anything, kudos for being open about the whole situation.