Re: GOSSIP LO558

John Gould (John_Gould@Quickmail)
24 Mar 1995 07:36:30 -0500

Replying to LO521 --

Stever:
In PA public schools, the salary and benefits are published in local
newspapers of all school employees. This happens in many districts around
budget time or negotiations. Also, the district is compared to other local
districts.

How that effects the people within the school system (their daily
interactions) is predicated on the quality of life within the system. I have
worked in systems that the disclosures effected individual performance
negatively (much "I am My Position" and "The Enemy Is Out There"); and
systems that people knew that it is just "part of the game" and performance
was high. In the school systems that performance is high, I would suggest
that there is generally a free flow of information and a common purpose and
vision.

John M. Gould, Dir. Center for Systemic School Renewal, IU 23, Norristown,
PA.
jgould@mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us
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From: Stever Robbins <stever@verstek.com>
Subject: RE: GOSSIP LO521

Unfortunately, at least for public companies, there is no legal way to
provide full disclosure of major events to employees in any above-board
way.

On the whole disclosure topic... How many out there have freely shared
your salary, bonus, and benefits information with your co-workers? With
your underlings? With peers who make less than you do, yet do essentially
the same (or comparable) jobs?