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I’m a contractor working in Poland right now. I work through a vendor that finds contracts for me at different companies. I recently found out that all the maj
by JacKTrocinskI 6y ago
I’m a contractor working in Poland right now. I work through a vendor that finds contracts for me at different companies. I recently found out that all the major vendors in Poland have non-compete agreements with each other, meaning they're not allowed to poach each other’s engineers. It actually goes beyond that, I recommended a friend of mine who was looking to switch from his current vendor and got refused an interview with my vendor because of the no compete thing. I think this practice artificially drives down the price of an engineer’s salary and generally is not good for the market. I think HR divisions do something similar as well.
- wyxuan 6y agoI don't exactly see how a union would fix that. Instead, a better solution might be stronger enforcement of anti collusion laws
- yaacov 6y agoUnions could endorse politicians who promise to enforce anti-collusion laws, incentivizing them to do so. In the US unions do stuff like that all the time.
- throwaway4good 6y agoThe idea in using contractors is to avoid the legal framework associated with regular employment. Non compete clauses, colusion amongst employers, blacklists etc. is regulated in most countries when it comes to employment but much weaker regulated when it comes to contractors. It pays more but long term contractors often get the short end of the stick.