According to the Guardian, pay secrecy policies are common in US workplaces, even though they're often carried out illegally.

据《卫报》报道，工资保密政策在美国公司中十分常见，但它们通常并不合法。

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It turns out that in addition to the assumed reasons, pay secrecy is actually a way to save a lot of money.

除了之前猜测的理由之外，对薪资保密还是省钱的良方。

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In some respects, pay secrecy is particularly dysfunctional in those companies that do an outstanding job of administering pay.

FORBES: Pay Secrecy: Why Bother?

Perhaps the best way to summarize pay secrecy is to say that it has become an old-fashioned, obsolete management practice that has a much larger downside than upside.

FORBES: Pay Secrecy: Why Bother?

One final point about why pay secrecy is an obsolete practice: as already mentioned, when pay is secret, managers are often tempted to make and do make indefensible pay decisions.

FORBES: Pay Secrecy: Why Bother?