How do I ask for same rate my friend was quoted?

radrook · Feb 23, 2008

Well if its Maxim I can tell you that this is how they are. They see what they can do and get away with all the time.

caliotter3 · Feb 23, 2008

Just do the same thing I did. I went in and told the staffing coordinator that I had been told by so and so (or you don't have to mention names, to avoid getting that person in trouble for discussing rates of pay), that they were being paid X and I would like to be paid X also, as I am doing the same job with the same responsibilities. When I did this, it worked, because I told them that I had been told that all types of Y nurses were paid the same rate and I said that I should be paid the same rate also. However, the last time this topic came up, I got the run around and am not working for the same agency presently, for this very reason. You can't pay someone $4 an hour more than the same level of nurse for the same case and think you will keep the lower paid nurse. Nor can you offer a nurse $6 an hour less than the other employer on their resume and think this person will work for that. The only way I would accept such circumstances is if I truly couldn't find another employer. Very simple.

LaRN · May 2, 2008

callioter I think it is a federal law that employers cannot prevent employees from discussing their pay with one another. This would prevent any unionizations and that is illegal. Of course it is an employees right to refuse to discuss his or her pay with anyone, but can't tell him he can't if he wants to.

KaroSnowQueen, RN · May 2, 2008

callioter I think it is a federal law that employers cannot prevent employees from discussing their pay with one another. This would prevent any unionizations and that is illegal. Of course it is an employees right to refuse to discuss his or her pay with anyone, but can't tell him he can't if he wants to.

Is it really? Does anyone know exactly where the law quotes this?

I'm not doubting you, just surprised because every job I've ever worked at had in the handbook NOT to discuss your pay with co-workers.......

Silverblitzen · May 3, 2008

I'm not doubting you, just surprised because every job I've ever worked at had in the handbook NOT to discuss your pay with co-workers.......

How can an organization stop one from discussing their wages if that worker wants to discuss them? It pits staff against each other; some knowing they're making more than others, and the others angry at not being treated equally. Why would an organization do this? What is the wisdom in it? It's certainly not a step toward team building. :nono:Not wanting to get another topic started, but this is exactly why Canadian nurses are unionized. I'm not touting unions as the be-all and end-all because we all know there are inherent problems with unions as well, but for the purpose of wages, it's nice going into a situation with x number of years under your belt and knowing you'll be paid what other nurses with x years have.

Years ago (1980s)when living in an upstate NY town, our hospital nurses wanted to unionize. The hospital told us that there would be dire consequences (which in itself is illegal!) The only union we could get to come in was the meatpacker's union ! We didn't think that was quite appropriate for nurses so it was rejected and we never did unionize. Are there unions now in the US for nurses? In certain areas or states?

I've done a good job getting off topic. To bring it back in, I think my advice to YoungWiseWoman would be to do what Caliotter3 suggested and tell them this is the rate I'd heard and that's what I wanted. Period. That is, if this is the place you really want to be. But that's another thread! :typing

GrumpyRN63, ADN, RN · May 6, 2008

I've never heard of being told not to discuss wages with coworkers, I usually don't anyway but because I think that's personal, but we have definitely done it amongst close colleagues, but NOT Allowed ???