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# Even according to Ashkenazim, there is a principle of the second person not stealing the free opportunity from the first person if he already put in an effort and was confident that he would acquire it.<ref>Pitchei Choshen Geneva 9:13 based on Rosh</ref> | # Even according to Ashkenazim, there is a principle of the second person not stealing the free opportunity from the first person if he already put in an effort and was confident that he would acquire it.<ref>Pitchei Choshen Geneva 9:13 based on Rosh</ref> | ||
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# It is halachically permitted to hire a worker who currently works for another similar job if they have a special talent that you doesn't think he will find in another worker.<ref>Tosfot Kiddushin 59a concludes that based on Rabbenu Tam it is permitted for someone person to hire a teacher who is already hired by someone else because he can claim that this teacher is unique and can do the best job. Shulchan Aruch CM 237:2 codifies this as the halacha.</ref> Regarding the legality of poaching employers from competitors see [https://www.pashalaw.com/legally-poaching-employees-company-and-preventing-it/ here] and the article on [[Dina Dmalchuta Dina]]. | # It is halachically permitted to hire a worker who currently works for another similar job if they have a special talent that you doesn't think he will find in another worker.<ref>Tosfot Kiddushin 59a concludes that based on Rabbenu Tam it is permitted for someone person to hire a teacher who is already hired by someone else because he can claim that this teacher is unique and can do the best job. Shulchan Aruch CM 237:2 codifies this as the halacha.</ref> Regarding the legality of poaching employers from competitors see [https://www.pashalaw.com/legally-poaching-employees-company-and-preventing-it/ here] and the article on [[Dina Dmalchuta Dina]]. | ||
# It is forbidden to get someone hired by a employee if by getting the job someone who currently works there will get fired unless the employer either way was going to fire that worker. Doing so is an issue of "stealing" the first worker's job.<ref>Tosfot Kiddushin 59a, Shulchan Aruch CM 237:2</ref> | # It is forbidden to get someone hired by a employee if by getting the job someone who currently works there will get fired unless the employer either way was going to fire that worker. Doing so is an issue of "stealing" the first worker's job.<ref>Tosfot Kiddushin 59a, Shulchan Aruch CM 237:2</ref> | ||
