Microsoft commits to ban non-competes and increase pay transparency in the US
Microsoft has launched four new employee workforce initiatives aimed at creating a more transparent workplace culture, including the banning of non-compete clauses in contracts and a commitment to improved pay transparency.
The four commitments have been categorized by Microsoft as:
- Empowering employee mobility
- Fostering a safe space for concerns
- Increasing pay transparency
- Conducting a civil rights audit
The new policies aim to address concerns raised by employees that current non-compete obligations are being used as a forced retention tactic. Consequently, the company will be removing non-compete clauses from US employee agreements and will not enforce existing clauses for workers outside of Microsoft’s senior leadership team.