Marking it as confidential in an email is not them telling you that you can’t share your own info. It’s warning you that the info inside the email may be something you don’t want to open when presenting etc.
A lot of companies will try to discourage you from talking about your pay. Unless they actually take action against you (i.e. teprimand/firing) there isn’t anything that you could bring to HR or a court.
Your reaction seems extreme for what would be typical corporate policy (i.e. confidential on an email like that).
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 11 months ago
i think its not worth yours or anyone elses time sweating.
if you want to share your information with someone else you work with, you are legally entitled, go do that.
picking a fight over an email is just a stupid waste of resources.
ericbomb@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I guess I should have added context that they openly are trying to discourage talking about pay, but only ever verbally said so in the past. My biggest concern is my co-workers don’t seem aware that it can’t legally be an enforce dpolicy, and I was wondering if this was enough to throw a fit.
But at the same time I am diagnosed OCPD, so perceived rule breaking of others does an absolute TRIP in my brain. So that’s why I asked ya’ll before doing anything.
So maybe the best course is just to one by one kindly remind people that no matter what middle management say in team meetings, if they want to talk about their pay, they should and legally are protected in doing so.
electromage@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Of course its in their best interest for you not to, that doesn’t mean they can do a damn thing about it.
scottywh@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You could put up some posters informing folks of their rights… At least if you can do it discreetly enough to not be spotted.