“Managers are worried”: with salary transparency, there will soon be open war in the company?

This wave is slowly but surely getting closer to the business world. From June, the entry into force of the European directive will allow employees who wish to request information about their colleagues’ remuneration “for equivalent work”. Something to liven up discussions at the coffee machine. But not only that!

According to a study carried out by the Association for Executive Employment (APEC), published this Tuesday, these future transparency regulations risk causing problems in many structures. Because if French workers say that they are happy to know the salaries of their colleagues (64%), this could exacerbate “the competitive spirit and conflicts within the team”, emphasizes Laëtitia Niaudeau, deputy general director of Apec.