Unredacted docs show hiring collusion between tech giants Apple, Google, and Intel

2. Droid_X_Doug posted on 28 Jan 2012, 07:13 2 0

Don't expect the no solicitation policy to magically end and a free-for-all hiring spree to ensue. To start with, the employment market is for sh*t, and qualified talent can be hired from other sources. Further, almost all of the companies involved have tech centers in India, where U.S. law (for the most part) doesn't apply.

3. dsDoan posted on 28 Jan 2012, 07:26 0 0

It's illegal for companies to agree to not take employees from one another?

4. Droid_X_Doug posted on 28 Jan 2012, 07:35 1 0

@dsDoan - restraint of trade. If Company A was working with Company B on a specific project, they could have a no hire agreement regarding employees involved with the project, but not an across-the-board no hire agreement.

5. xtremesv posted on 28 Jan 2012, 09:55 3 0

That's unfair. Free trade and competition must be guaranteed for employees. The article said "talent stealing" far from it, the individual is looking for his/her better future and willingly decide for the b est offer. The objective of these pacts are to keep the wages low and their profits in the sky.

6. Droid_X_Doug posted on 28 Jan 2012, 12:04 0 0

Well, Steve would certainly consider a Google manager who was recruiting one of Apple's engineers to be 'stealing'. And vice-versa. People think feudalism ended? Not really.