Comment Re:Antitrust? (Score 1) 224
Absolute not-hire. Even if the employee came to the company on their own, they couldn't extend an offer.
Correct. At one point I was told that I would have to quit my current job before I could be interviewed for a position at another of these companies. Naturally, applying for a position while newly unemployed would handicap my salary negotiating ability. The businesses viewed the anti-poaching deals as convenient for their HR operation and containing payroll costs. No pesky counter-offers...