Hi all,
My employment contract states that I cannot discuss my compensation with other employees. Now recently I have been awarded an education grant which pays for part of my mba. The grant was approved by mgmt and is significantly more than the standard education allowance which can approved by HR.
When a colleague asked me if the company paid my tuition I explained the situation without naming any numbers. This colleague is interested in doing an mba herself and must have spoken to HR as a few days later I received a fuming email from the HR manager to remind me that I have to keep this grant confidential (which they never told me before outside of the general notice in my contract).
What do you guys think? Can a company ask employees to keep compensation confidential? Can they expect me to lie when a colleague asks this question?
I personally hope that many of my colleagues will receive tuition reimbursement but our HR seems to worry only about the money spent (despite all the talk of career development, continued education, talent development, etc).
Chris.