Awkward situation. A lot of factors go into what you give someone as a wage when they are hired - including what the market is paying at that point. And sometimes you can't make the appropriate adjustments to the rest of your employee wages because it will impact your bottom line too much.
I've been on the other side of the table when an employee me has asked me the same question. However rather than to lie about it I've simply said that its not relevent and that if they want a raise we should just focus on talking about their contributions and performance. Not perfect but better than just lieing to an employee.
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