Re: negotiate wages

From:Geoff McAuliffe

    Rather than a state or federal law, I suspect a institutional rule or a
'condition of employment' is the culprit here. Can anyone really imagine a law
of any sort that makes talking about your compensation illegal? No way it would
be constitutional.

Geoff

"Locallo, Catherine" wrote:

> Ross,
>
> I have tried to do surveys and our HR dept.says it is against the law to do
> so.  They say only the Human Resources is allow to conduct surveys.  I am in
> Illinois.  Maybe its a state law.
>
> Cathy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ross Stapf [SMTP:rstapf@adventisthealthcare.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 1:24 PM
> > To:   BGapinski@pathgroup.com
> > Cc:   histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:      Re: negotiate wages
> >
> > Bruce:
> >
> > Our employer encourages us to do official salary surveys.  They don't want
> > to pay more than they have to, but to attract techs we have to pay a
> > comparable wage.  Otherwise, if we fall behind the curve people will start
> > leaving for higher paying jobs.
> >
> > Now most places don't strive for excellence in the salary department.
> > They are perfectly happy to stay at the 50th percentile no matter how much
> > you insist that to get good techs you have to spend good money.
> >
> > Ross Stapf
> > Histology Supervisor
> > Washington Adventist Hospital
> >

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