Google,Microsoft Hiring Under Scanner...!!

 This practice is inadvertently being adopted everywhere in the world.  It is not deemed to be unconstitutional, impropriety, unethical or unconventional.  But what is astounding  is the existence of this practice amongst most prominent internet service providers. This invariably causes a career regression in the employee and even his mental  faculties are likely to be disturbed.  In adverse circumstances, this weapon can be used not to retain best talents alone but to detain the employee/s for past deed of non co-operation, misdemeanor or insubordination.

In one of my encounter with the Managing Director of a company, I learnt that he was distressed with a serious matter which was highly objectionable,unethical and not in taste with prudent industrialists.  His General Manager was made to resign, lured and coaxed to join with appreciable increase in his emoluments and  higher responsibilities by his competitor. He was so furious that he recommended that he should plan to eliminate his competitor by nefarious means.

In another case, a candidate who has been asked to leave due to economic recession, was disappointed because the reason itself was false.  He had difference of opinion with his boss and asked to leave immediately,  after serving the company for nearly 12 years.  Added to that when he had been looking out for a job in another company, the HR was made to reject his application hy higher ups because of the intervening by boss of the company he left.  Imagine the distress of this candidate and the agony he has to undergo especially during recession.

From the above examples one is not really able to conclude, whether retention with the consent of a cartel of employers who dominate over employee's career options should rule or on the other hand the employees should have freedom to move over, should be ideal.

In my opinion since we are into a scenario where strike, lockouts, groupism, rampage, assaults have all become issues of the past.  We are into a better atmosphere with a better understanding with employees.  Employees are the largest asset the company can be proud of.  Retention of the employee on duress should not be encouraged as this circumvents his goal and ambition.  In an era of a team's performance, with 5S,TPM, Lean and 6-sigma under stringent implementation, one has no choice but the retain the best talents.  Not by coercion but by co-operation and mutual trust.  An employee must be liberated with intentions to steer in his path for better accomplishments.  For those who have indentified  employees with the prowess and killer instincts, their options would be to retain such talents by going into a dialogue and  substantiating with better recognition of their services.

u r very right amber..trade secrets  and other confidential ,s may  be restricted by n no of other ways ...but its not good for employees..as its  not  good....not to hire the person coz of his or her previous  job and company...

Thanks all for participating in the debate, actually its right for Inspecting these things, as i have seen where many Indian companies are doing such things, and being an HR i feel really bad for the employees, as they will be robbed from opportunities by good companies, and yes Ambar is right here and if rival companies are not taking them, then they are having a less pool of quality employees that are out there, and this will not help both the employees and the organization, so there should be some justice done to the employees here, and make amendments where employees intrests are protected.

I agree.  Retaining employees should become a priority.

First of all I want to know opinions from you guys then I will give my views.Let's have a healthy discussion around this space.