[dusted]

"They must keep this information secret. Warn them or even sign NDAs prohibiting any talks about wages, bonuses, compensation plans, etc"

That's directly illegal, at least in Denmark, so I assume in the rest of the civilized works as well.

[mindjiver]

I think I remember my previous employment contract here in Germany stating that talking about salary was a fireable offense. Can't remember anything similar in Sweden. Just some datapoints.

[dagw]

Salary in Sweden is publicly available information.

[Bootwizard]

Very common in the US unfortunately. And even if it's not explicitly prohibited, it's common courtesy to never discuss your wages at work. It has just become part of the culture.

[marcus_holmes]

common in Australia. I've been warned about having conversations with other people about salaries. Not sure if it's illegal, but it happens anyway.