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SpontaneousOrder replied

31 March 2014, 19:46
Originally posted by original PM View Post

thus removing free competition and effectively being able to artificially suppress wages

Wha?! rolfcopter.
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Sysman replied

31 March 2014, 17:34
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Revealed: Apple and Google’s wage-fixing cartel involved dozens more companies, over one million employees | PandoDaily

And don't think that this isn't creeping into the UK...

This practice was alive and well in the UK in the 70s. My first "proper job" employer operated a similar policy with other companies in the area who were in the same technical field.
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Sysman replied

31 March 2014, 17:30
Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy View Post

Steve Jobs responded with 'smiley face' after he got Google employee sacked | Mail Online

I wonder what she said to justify violating the clear but illegal policy laid out by management?

FTFY
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NotAllThere replied

31 March 2014, 14:00
The Swiss think cartels are a good way to do business.
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cojak replied

31 March 2014, 13:00
Revealed: Apple and Google’s wage-fixing cartel involved dozens more companies, over one million employees | PandoDaily

And don't think that this isn't creeping into the UK...
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original PM replied

31 March 2014, 12:52
Originally posted by Bunk View Post

What's the big deal? It was only a recruitment agent/HR bod

it's no big deal but she effectively got sacked by google for trying to poach an apple employee because Apple and Google have decided to make a pact to not recruit each others staff thus removing free competition and effectively being able to artificially suppress wages
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Bunk replied

31 March 2014, 12:49
What's the big deal? It was only a recruitment agent/HR bod
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original PM replied

31 March 2014, 12:44
now this is not good - what happened to free enterprise and working for the person who offers the best dollar.....

fookin coonts
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31 March 2014, 12:24
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