Employee Asks For Raise, Company Forbids Employees from Discussing Pay

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Eric Lund
Feb 23, 2020 12:00 PM EST

When the topic of raises came up, this store manager decided to send out a company-wide email forbidding employees from openly discussing their salaries. The problem there is that that violates labor laws, and this genius decided to put their policy into writing. An unfair boss can be the source of drama and justice, like this security guard who go the last laugh or this manager who tried to fire an employee for following the rules.

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    Text - E LTE 9:12 all 87% In lieu of an all store meeting 8:46 AM I wanted to have a face to face meeting with everyone regarding this, but schedules just don't allow for it. It's important enough to me to get this information to everyone for clarity. Just have been hearing some noise and I want to make sure everyone understands and is on the same page If you have ANY issue/question in regards to your salary/incentives/benefits there are 2 people you can speak with It is an understood rule withi
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    Text - Text - 9:13 LTE N all 87% other than your direct supervisor. This is nothing new in a workplace environment. People can and have been terminated for sharing their wage with other people. I'm not saying this is going to happen here, but it is confidential information that you should not be sharing with anyone outside of your direct supervisor. This company does not and has not given out yearly raises as other companies often do. This was a shock to me when I first learned of this. This sho
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    Text - Text - { LTE 9:13 N all 87% You are in control of your own destiny and can earn as much as YOU want to earn. Metrics and Incentives are in p[lace for you to earn extra money towards your hourly rate and this is wholly controlled by your performance. I do not want to hear that wages or Going forward any other confidential information is being shared outside of your direct supervisor. If you have ANY questions feel free to see or Myself I appreciate everything you ALL do on a daily basis to
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    Text - Your right to discuss your salary information with your coworkers is protected by the federal government. The National Labor Relations Act states that employers can't ban the discussion of salary and working conditions among employees. ... However, this law doesn't guarantee you access to salary information. C Chron.com > work Can You Tell Coworkers Your Salary? | Chron.com
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    Text - The first thing that popped up when I searched this.. Throwaway account for reasons. Had to delete the first because my dumbass didn't black out a name. The email above is from my store manager. This is in response to a co-worker asking for a raise. No joke, that's it. Co-worker asked for a raise, in private, away from the sales floor. I only found out about it because said co-worker texted me pissed about how management handled it. Any thoughts?
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    Text - HowWasThisUsernameNotTaken 1,384 pts 11 hr I think you should start looking for a new job, friend. Store manager only just opened up that can of worms by trying to forbid it. + 6 replies Diekman via Android O 1,388 pts 10 hr .. Step 1: Openly discuss salary with someone in front of manager. Step 2: Get fired for discussing pay. Step 3: Sue for wrongful termination. + 25 replies
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    Text - 204 pts Midlands1234 via iPhone O 9 hr Paper trail. Attorney. Recommend grammerly for your boss. + 4 replies wildwestpb via iPhone 0 210 pts 11 hr *. Same as last time - link the law, copy and paste it into the email, copy everyone's email and then CC to everyone from an outside anonymous + 3 replies incorrecthorsestapler via iPhone O 59 pts 7hr ** The fact that this “manager" is this ignorant of labor law, and put a massive liability like that into writing, is FRIGHTENINGLY stupid. + 4 r
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