In reply to Equip Outdoor Technologies:
Thanks for responding as many employers wouldn't. I understand your point but would counter by saying if an employer is paying existing staff less than the salary of an advertised job, either a) the roles are different and command different salaries or b) existing staff are underpaid and the employer doesn't want to be called out on it! If A, this shouldn't be too hard a conversation to have and if B, its deceitful. That said, its good you are willing to discuss it privately with people; in future might be good to have a sentence saying this in the advert at the outset? Cheers!