🤔 Should remote workers be paid less than in-office workers?
March 31, 2022
Hey there đź‘‹
It’s now been over a month since the situation in Ukraine escalated, and there are still thousands of people leaving the country every day in search of safety.
This should still be front of mind (despite the internet moving on to other face-slapping topics), and so again we’ll share HR for Ukraine on Notion - a collection of information to help companies, HR, and workers during this time.
In this week's newsletter, we’ll also look at:
đź’¬ Where women stand in the workplace, and why we need to keep talking about it
đź‘Ą How to know if culture-fit interview questions are holding your culture back
🏡 A wider view of why employees don’t think it’s the right time to return to the office
Grab a coffee and let's dive in.
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All the best,
Alex from Back
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All the best,
Maresch from Back
All the best,
Alex from Back
New from Back
REMOTE WORK
Should remote workers be paid less than in-office workers?
The debate on whether remote workers should be paid less than in-office workers is undoubtedly one of the most controversial – and relevant – topics in the world of work these days. This is mainly because the topic of remote work has become so prevalent. In this article, we break down both sides of the argument and offer Back's take on the issue.
What we learned
Where women stand in the workplace and why it’s a conversation that needs to continue. Harvard Business Review collected an array of different studies on women in the workplace, finding things like:
- Companies who have female leadership end up using less gender-stereotyped language.
- Companies facing crises are more likely to hire female leadership, contributing to a “glass cliff”, i.e. being promoted into a position that is unlikely to succeed.
- Women are less likely to ask for deadline extensions (even when it’s allowed) and more likely to take on menial tasks outside of the scope of the role. [HBR]
How culture-fit interview questions might be harming company culture and diversity. For example, one recently filed complaint about anti-Black discrimination at Facebook included a Black woman’s allegation that she was told while applying for a position, “There’s no doubt you can do the job, but we’re really looking for a culture fit.” [Quartz]
Whether it's too early to bring everyone back to the office. There are a variety of non-work obstacles blocking people from wanting to return to the office, such as rising housing costs in the city vs. outside of it, COVID-19 risks, and higher employee power to ask for what they want. [Quartz]
Overheard on LinkedIn
🇺🇦 Consider Ukrainian freelancers for your open positions
Instead of our usual section with People Ops job postings, below you’ll find just a few of the initiatives for hiring Ukrainian freelancers to help them in the current situation:
- https://www.genieai.co/help-for-ukraine
- https://remoteukraine.org/
- https://www.uatalents.com/
- https://www.jobaidukraine.com/jobs
Have other initiatives we should know about? Just reply to this email.
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