Hi,
    And you trust THEM ?!?! Sue me I will ask what ever I want. There wouldn't
be a problem I there wasn't something to hide. What country is this anyway!
"Live Free or Die"
Amos

"Horn, Hazel" wrote:

> 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
> > >
> > >