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The Finns are considering a proposal to make public wages for the entire population, while in Lithuania such a proposal would be accepted with hostility, say workers’ representatives and economists. Furthermore, according to them, publicly advertised population salaries would be of no use unless they satisfy people’s curiosity. Instead, residents’ salaries suggest that salaries for corporate positions be made public.
Inga Ruginienė, president of the Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation, is convinced that employees would not agree and would not want their salaries disclosed. According to her, this information is personal, not everyone will want it to be publicly visible.
However, the remuneration system with the positions and their expected salary could be made public. It would be interesting to see that information. For example, how much do engineers earn in a particular company. After all, if there are three in the company, it is not necessary to know their first or last names at all. However, they could compare the salary indicated by the company with the salary that you receive. Seeing if there is a difference that needs to be explained in the payment system still wouldn’t be confusing for employees.
When it comes to pay, women are often discriminated against and paid less. And if the company has specified how much an engineer has to earn, it does not matter if a man or a woman have to work in this job, they will both have to receive the same salary, “commented the employee representative.
According to her, the current salary advertising system is good, but not enough.
“Employers apply a lot of bad things. For example, enter a salary from to. It is unclear when an employee is claiming a lower or higher salary. The supplements are also misleading, the part of the remuneration they pay depends entirely on the will of the employer. Often additives make up as much as 60 percent. employee salary, it would be good for them to compensate 10 or 20 percent. salary. This problem is often silenced, but it must also be addressed, ”explained I. Ruginienė.
Satisfies curiosity, but does not help to navigate the job market.
Economists also questioned whether Lithuanians would agree and want to make their salaries public. According to them, residents might be interested in checking how much a neighbor earns, but would not get more profit. Instead of the salaries of the population, economists propose to publish the salaries of corporate positions.
Sigismund Mauricas, chief economist at Luminor Bank, noted that it was too early to announce the salaries of the population in Lithuania. Not all people want their salary to be visible to the public.
“I think Lithuanians have not yet matured for that step. Publicly announced benefits from people’s salaries should also be identified. What if people find out how much a neighbor or friend earns? If their professions are different, they will not bring no benefit, it will satisfy curiosity, “said the economist.
According to Ž. Maurico, we should think of a different advertising for salaries.
“Average salaries could be made public, either by occupation or by company. This is already being done in Lithuania, but the data provided should be broken down in more detail. Salaries should be named according to the positions held by managers, workers, etc. in a given company.
In addition, the salary is already indicated in the job advertisements. However, job vacancies would like a growing analysis of the salaries offered by companies. Then people would know what to expect and could negotiate their salary, “said the economist.
Furthermore, according to Ž. Maurico, the companies themselves could publish the salaries of the employees within themselves.
“So far this could be a good solution, because we are not prepared to publish that data. Companies can also charge higher salaries to hide, specify a one-time amount and bonuses help an employee pay more. That is why it is better do not rush with such decisions, “said the economist.
Remuneration in job offers saves time
Economist Marius Dubnikov said that it has long been common in Scandinavia to talk about wages in public, and in Lithuania, residents don’t even reveal their earnings to their friends.
“I still think that open and public data is needed. However, you should not publish how much a particular person earns, but what salaries are in a particular company, how much professionals in certain professions and positions earn. This would make it easier for people find their way into the labor market Often young people with little experience do not know what the salaries are for certain professions or positions Currently, there is no data on salaries in specific professions in Lithuania.
Although the population in Lithuania would probably prefer to search and check how much a particular person earns, public data that would announce pay for certain professions would be more useful. Then people would know how much a gardener, teacher or banker earns ”, commented the economist.
According to M. Dubnikov, the salary currently indicated in job advertisements helps people to find their way around the job market more easily.
“People just don’t waste time and they don’t send their resumes to a position that demands pilot rights and the salary is barely above the minimum wage. It is also strange when the advertisement says that the employee will have all the social guarantees and the timely payment of salary. These things should be obvious, “said the economist.
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