I did a lot of Acquisitions (coincidentally in the Tech sector) and, where required, the 'levelling' of salaries across a group of companies can take a long while to address, often years, and any sort of 'banding' only adds complexity.
There is not always a need to level across the group...
What a good idea. I used to say to staff that if they wanted to discuss salaries with one another, I would be happy to discuss any differences with them, but I prefer your idea. A few years before I retired I introduced open book pricing for clients and that went really well. Honesty and...