Which compensation evaluation error occurs when salaries for newly hired employees approach or exceed salaries of long-serving experienced employees?
APay Compression / Wage Compression
BPay Inversion
CBroadbanding Lag
DExternal Disparity
Explanation
• Pay Compression occurs when salary differences shrink between seasoned workers and new hires due to rapidly rising market entry wages.
• Pay Inversion happens when new hires are paid *more* than senior current staff in the same job role.
• Demotivates experienced staff and increases internal equity grievances.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Compensation & Benefits
- Subtopic: Pay Equity Issues

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