Webinar

Pay transparency in practice: Salary negotiation, pay conversations and beyond

When: 2pm ET, Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Duration: 60 minutes

Pay transparency has become a defining force in compensation strategy reshaping salary negotiations, pay conversations, merit cycles, promotion decisions, and the expectations employees bring to every stage of their career. As transparency laws expand across the U.S., organizations are discovering that the real impact isn’t limited to job postings. It’s the ripple effects across the employee lifecycle that test the strength, clarity, and defensibility of a compensation philosophy. 

For Reward and Compensation leaders, this shift creates both pressure and opportunity. Implementing pay transparency as a compliance exercise without addressing its impacts thoughtfully can backfire, eroding employee trust and opening an organization up to liability. With a solid data-informed approach, transparency can strengthen pay structures, improve consistency, and elevate the credibility of manager-led pay conversations across the organization. 

This session explores the workplace situations most affected by pay transparency, from recruiting strategies and salary negotiations to merit increases and promotion decisions. Attendees will learn how to use reliable market data to support defensible pay decisions, reinforce compensation philosophy, and align transparency practices with broader business goals. 

Attendees will learn how to:

• Identify the moments across the employee lifecycle most impacted by pay transparency
• Evaluate policies and procedures for salary negotiation, merit increases, and other pay decisions
• Use reliable pay data to support pay conversations and strengthen a consistent compensation strategy