Commenting on how younger workers are using social media to push for pay transparency, SMU Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Shereen Fatimah said that pay transparency is a “double-edged sword” as it may give rise to discontent among workers. “When pay differentials become public information, it creates perceptions of inequalities among co-workers which could lead to resentment, disengagement at work, and a lack of collaboration among peers,” she said.
