It may not bode as well for workers as the article thinks it does. For example, an employer may find out they're routinely overpaying their workers. An employer may find out, when interviewing a person, that they'll need to pay more than the maximum they were forced to advertise - so they can't pay more.
No employer "routinely overpays" for workers without knowing it. It's a strategy, not something you stumble into by accident.
> An employer may find out, when interviewing a person, that they'll need to pay more than the maximum they were forced to advertise - so they can't pay more.
This makes no sense. The interviewee would simply not apply in the first place.
> No employer "routinely overpays" for workers without knowing it.
There is no secret database of what is being paid. They don't know any more than the employee does, or can find out with google.
> The interviewee would simply not apply in the first place.
Both the employer and interviewee find out things in the process. The employer may want to ensure the interviewee doesn't take one of the other jobs he's looking into.
