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Originally posted by TigerDore:
I don't know that it is still in effect, but at one time, Japan had a 7 to 1 ratio that was law. The CEO could not make more than 7 times what the lowest paid worker in the company made.

I would never advocate for a state or federal law like Japan's, in fact I would be very much against the government intruding this way, but companies setting such policies on their own is not a bad idea at all. It may not be 7 to 1, and I don't know that there is one "magic" ratio, but creating some sense of proportion helps to create a team atmosphere, a sense that "we are all together" in this endeavor.

I say this from the position of management. I know that it does work, because I instituted it in my company. This isn't a magic bullet, many other factors go into creating a team atmosphere, but I believe this is a big part of it.


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