Those with the strongest financial margin can enter salary negotiations from a position of strength.

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The Essex branch of the Police Federation welcomed the appointment but said it was concerned senior officers were getting allowances - such as a flat rate 15% of salary for being in a senior position - while rank and file officers had seen competency payments stopped.

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By all means, candidates should do plenty of homework and research the salary range for a position in advance.

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As a result, employers are back in a position of strength when it comes to salary negotiations.

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Singapore and Hong Kong are respectively ranked 17th and 20th in terms of gross salary but move up to 10th and 9th position once their comparatively low taxes are deducted.

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Some ways to minimize risk and make the transition as positive as possible are to explain the rationale to the employee to generate buy-in, keep the salary and benefits comparable to the old position and ensure the responsibilities of the new position do not demean the employee.

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If the Chicago Meat Authority needs a new specialist butcher, rather than posting to a number of different job boards and then sorting through the e-mails themselves, they can post through SmartRecruiters, which will instantly post the job on the best boards for that type of position, sort the responses and bring back the top choices based on experience, geography and salary expectations.

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