is it fair to get fired for this.....

[ctcsoft]

coworker of mine got fired for discussing his wage with another employee.

is this fair/legal?

 

[Aharami]

woah. thats crazy. how did your boss find out?

 

[spacelord]

I believe its legal. Most companies highly discourage it.

 

[chuckywang]

that's harsh, man.

 

[Queasy]

Fair - debatable
Legal - yes

 

[Kenazo]

How long had he been working there?

 

[Amused]

Perfectly legal. And "fair" has nothing to do with it. Life isn't fair, get used to it.

It used to be socially taboo to talk about income. It should still be that way. It does nothing but foster envy.

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

pwned
now his wage is 0, let him discuss it all he wants.

 

[y2kc]

if the policy is set and it was broken, it was fair and legal

 

[Hammer]

its super bad for morale and can cause all kinds of problems within a work group. i don't see anything unfair about it. and yes its perfectly legal.

 

[sao123]

its fightable if
1)employee is in union

or
2)its not against a written policy...



LAWSUIT

 

[edmundoab]

there were intentions to get rid of a person then.

 

[spacelord]

One of the things that will surely get you fired (if caught) where I work, is discussing salary.
thats besides the usual bad things.. like taking 3 hour lunches, not doing your work, etc.

 

[spacelord]

Originally posted by: sao123
its fightable if
1)employee is in union

or
2)its not against a written policy...



LAWSUIT

Aren't unionized employees usually paid the same wage, dependent on years worked? not skill.

 

[akubi]

yes.

few years ago there was a morgan stanley analyst who got fired the day after he was quoted on the nytimes, bragging about his salary.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I'd consider it a bad move on his part. And a bad move on the company's part for firing him.

 

[bernse]

I suspect the employer has more reasons to fire him than that. That's probably all your "freind" told you.

 

[dmw16]

Talking about salary can really mess up a work place. Also, it is established as being rude just from social president.

 

[Anubis]

prob legal however IMO its a fing stupid reason to fire someone

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: ctcsoft

coworker of mine got fired for discussing his wage with another employee.

is this fair/legal?

Alot of employers state that you can't discuss salary.

 

[m2kewl]

legal - yes. it is written on my company's employee handbook

 

[ivol07]

Originally posted by: spacelord

Originally posted by: sao123
its fightable if
1)employee is in union

or
2)its not against a written policy...



LAWSUIT

Aren't unionized employees usually paid the same wage, dependent on years worked? not skill.

Usually. If you're in a union and you want to see what someone else is making you can usually just look in the contract and see what their making, what raise they will get and when.

 

[jdub1107]

Why is it so bad to discuss one's salary? If you're doing the same amount of work, then should get paid the same. If you're getting paid less than someone, there's probably a reason and you should find out what the reason is and work on it. What other reason should one person be making more/less than another, other than what they've done at work?

 

[Juice Box]

ctcsoft....where do you work? Downtown Chitown?

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Amused
Perfectly legal. And "fair" has nothing to do with it. Life isn't fair, get used to it.

It used to be socially taboo to talk about income. It should still be that way. It does nothing but foster envy.

once again, Amused is right on.