Should your pay change if your position at your job is phased out and you take another?

Question

I am a support manager at walmart. They are phasing out all specialty managers. I do not want to be promoted to assistant manager because of the hours required. If i have to take a position as a Department manager for example,will my pay change?

Answer 1

I would say that if you are offered a higher position and turn it down, your pay should drop. However, if you are simply demoted because of the phasing out of your position, you should retain your current level of pay. You can contact your state labor board through the Department of Human Resources for applicable laws. Keep in mind, if you decide to challenge a reduction in pay, your entire employment history and employment file with that company will be thoroughly reviewed.

Answer 2

Yes. If you agree to take the position, you take the pay.

The way it works - in most places an employer can't "fire" you unless they catch you doing something wrong. If there's no work or they eliminate your position, you're laid off, which is a termination without cause. In that case, they (not you!) have the option of offering equivalent or better job, letting you work your notice period, or paying you out.

(usually people are paid when laid off -why keep someone around who's bitter and knows they're going to be out of work - how much work will you get out of them? There were cases of people who were paid to work their notice period as they trained replacements from India... gotta love American corporations!)

If they offer you a job and you turn it down, you are quitting. They owe you nothing. If they offer you any job close to what you had, consider yourself luckier than most laid off people!

If they offer you less than what you had, it can be considered "Constructive dismissal". However, if the offer is close then there isn't much point in suing; it only works for high-paid professionals in liberal states. An engineer offered a job as a janitor at 1/4 the salary has a good case; an assistant manager offered a manager or dept. head job, probably doesn't - if they offered you a step up and you turn them down, then you are quitting.

Separation pay is for "lost wages" while giving you the time and opportunity to look for an equivalent job. If they offered you a better job abd you turned it down, then you effectively quit.

Unless you have a written employment contract, your local labour standards apply. For example, in Canada, the rule of thumb is separation pay is usually 1 week to 1 month for each year of service, depending on age, specialization, difficulty finding work, length of service... Whereas, in some "right to work" states, anyone can be fired with 2 weeks' pay or less. (They're actually "no right to work" states).

My company has a decent policy called "red-circling". If you are pushed out of a job to a lower one, then your wage is "red-circled". You keep your rate, but get no raises until the average rate for your new job reaches where your wage is.now. If you ask to go to a lower paying job, it depends on how nice your boss is, whether you keep your rate.

Answer 3

Pay is normally based on title. Each title has a top out level for pay.

If you go up the ladder and then choose to go back down the ladder. The pay you make rarely stays with you. If anything they will just put you at max out for that new title.

My father did this after many yrs with a company cause he was close to CEO and did not want it. He never thought he would take pay cuts for who he was. But when he demoted himself he got a rude awaking on his paycheck.

Remember pay is based on performace, you will not be performing the tasks you once were so you are not deemed that cash value anymore.

Answer 4

ask Wal-Mart
it probably will
most companies, different pay for different titles for different positions.Yes you would take a pay cut, by stepping down a position, even if it is their call...............