I think this sounds funny - "Data" maybe officially obtained by your HR department, but as a person, can't you ask anything you want of anyone in any institution, unofficially, to build your own career?  Would you get fired if you did it, and they found out?  Is this a written policy that you read, agreed to, and signed off on when hired?  Just Curious.

Mary  

>>> "Horn, Hazel" <HornHazelV@exchange.ach.uams.edu> - 4/24/2000 2:13 PM >>>
It is policy at our hospital that we cannot ask salary information from
other institutions.   This data is gathered by our  Human Resources
department.    :(
Hazel

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Reynolds, David  A [SMTP:dareynolds@anmc.org]
> Sent:	Monday, April 24, 2000 11:09 AM
> To:	Verrucous@aol.com; HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: $ surveys
> 
> Antitrust?  Unless that came from a lawyer, I would have trouble believing
> it.  Heck, our government cannot even clearly define antitrust laws.  I
> have
> called personnel offices (or human resources) for the pay ranges for
> histology and have never been denied this information.  How else could
> anyone gauge whether or not an institution would be worth working for?
> 
> The person who told you that may have had faulty information.
> 
> Dave Reynolds, HT(ASCP)
> Alaska Native Medical Center
> Anchorage, Alaska  99508
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Verrucous@aol.com [SMTP:Verrucous@aol.com]
> > Sent:	Friday, April 21, 2000 1:51 PM
> > To:	HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:	$ surveys
> > 
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >     Have you ever been told that it is a violation of the antitrust law
> to
> > 
> > ask another Histologist in another hospital about their wages? I was,
> and
> > I'm 
> > shocked! 
> >     We are a small laboratory that includes  Pathology, Nuclear
> Medicine, 
> > Cytology, and Histology departments. For years we have surveyed other
> > local 
> > labs to justify any wage increases and other benefits.  
> >     We surmise that the Pathologists , with whom we negotiate, survey
> > their 
> > colleagues for the same information.
> >     Times have changed, and we're now employees of a larger company. The
> > new 
> > employer tells us that we may only collect "public information" or buy a
> 
> > survey.  We could loose our jobs if we do otherwise. 
> >     I understand that antitrust law prevents collusion between companies
> 
> > driving up their price to consumers by price fixing. Fine, me too. I 
> > understand trade secrets, and proprietary formulas of products.  It's a 
> > secret! If we had one, you can bet I'd keep my big mouth shut too! 
> >     This feels a little bit like Big Brother is watching (and
> listening).
> > I 
> > hope I'm wrong. I like my work.
> > Bruce
> > 
> >