[Avodah] offering a higher salary

[Ben Waxman]

After look a bit, I saw that the Aruch HaShulchan CM 237:3 paskens that 
this law only applies to a poor person. A poor person who finds 
something that he needs, you can't come along and offer more money for 
it. But if a rich person finds something that he wants (or employs 
someone) and this item is available, then the prohibition doesn't apply.

It would seem that anyone who can hire a maid does not qualify as poor 
and I am willing to bet that there is a good supply of people willing to 
work.

Ben

On 10/25/2017 7:48 PM, Ben Waxman via Avodah wrote:
> I've seen posts claiming that it is forbidden to offer cleaners a 
> higher salary to work for you. While I can understand that it makes 
> sense to say that no one can break a specific agreement for a specific 
> day of work, why should it be forbidden to offer a higher salary to 
> someone who has a long term agreement?  A, this is the common practice 
> in the high tech world and I have never heard anyone say "Assur". It 
> would seem that there is general agreement that this halacha simply 
> doesn't apply today.