Can I find out what my employer pays others

auldblerk

Many years ago, a large chemical company in my home town had a policy that if you were caught asking a fellow worker what his take home pay is or a look at his pay slip was subject to disciplinary proceedings (usually a verbal warning). This was to try and prevent animosity in the workplace.
Obviously the powers that be couldn't stop salary discussions outside works time.

mountainofdebt

If someone asked me my salary outright I wouldn't tell them and I would be extremely careful about what I said around them.

I've found it far more effective to keep quiet and just let it come out in conversations .........

prowla

Most companies I have worked for have had a stipulation in the contract which says you must not divulge your salary.

Andy_L

If its a public sector employer you can find out the distribution of pay rates by grader/sex/race etc (either via an FoI request or because its already published), but you wont get an individuals pay rate

anamenottaken

prowla wrote: »

Most companies I have worked for have had a stipulation in the contract which says you must not divulge your salary.

None of the companies I have worked for (over the last 48 years) have had that.

prowla

anamenottaken wrote: »

None of the companies I have worked for (over the last 48 years) have had that.

Oh well - takes all types, eh?

**professor~yaffle**

Of course it would depend on what line of work you're in, but if they paid people (at the same level) the same rate, there'd be no need for the secrecy, imo.

Reue

prowla wrote: »

Most companies I have worked for have had a stipulation in the contract which says you must not divulge your salary.

I think that would be impossible to enforce and very hard for them to justify any actions as a result of breach.

John1993_2

anamenottaken wrote: »

None of the companies I have worked for (over the last 48 years) have had that.

It's explicitly stated in my conttract that it will be gross misconduct. People doing the "same" job can be on vastly diffferent pay levels, and the company does not want war breaking out if people compare numbers.

19lottie82

anamenottaken wrote: »

None of the companies I have worked for (over the last 48 years) have had that.

Me neither. in fact, I've never even heard of anything like that.