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HarperCollins will become the last of the big five publishers to raise minimum salaries to $45,000 for employees based in New York and San Francisco, effective January 18, in an agreement they made with the HarperCollins Union on Friday. The next three tiers of employees will move up to annual salaries of $47,000, $49,000, and $51,000, respectively. The company said in a statement, “HarperCollins announced its intention to raise the minimum salary for its employees based in the New York metropolitan area and San Francisco—our locations with the highest cost of living—to $45,000 annually. This decision is part of the […]

Knopf Random House Canada will split in the new year, becoming Knopf Canada and Random House Canada, which will operate as independent divisions. The two lines had been consolidated in 2009. Additionally, Anne Collins, publisher of Knopf Random House Canada for 11 years, will change roles, becoming executive editor and vice president, Random House Canada, starting January 4. Penguin Random House Canada ceo Kristin Cochrane writes in the announcement, “While the Knopf Random House Canada group has been successful as a division since these two storied imprints were put together over a decade ago, I believe the time is right […]

An anonymous person (aka Damaged Book worker) who says they are a former employee of Small Press Distribution accused the company of illegal payroll practices that led to employees being underpaid, as well as anti-worker hostility and abuse resulting in the employee resigning in early 2020. The allegations were made in a December 2 Medium post, which links to a redacted severance agreement the former employee says offered $2,500 “in exchange for my complete confidentiality and a promise not to prosecute.” The employee, who started as a warehouse worker before moving to the front office, did not sign. On December […]

Hachette Book Group will join Penguin Random House in increasing starting salaries to $45,000 in its most expensive locations. Salaries in HBG locations with lower cost of living will start at $41,000. The new salaries will take effect February 2021, at the company’s normal salary review period, and adjacent salaries will also be adjusted. A representative for HBG told PL that with the increase, the company hopes to attract and retain more employees of color and from less privileged backgrounds, and that it’s an opportunity they hope people of different economic means will take up. At the beginning of 2020, […]