Let's say an employee's annual salary is $100K. Is it legal to reduce his/her salary to $70K or less? Can the employee be fired if he/she doesn't accept the pay cut?
2006-11-28 15:33:50 · 8 answers · asked by Chris M 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Anymore employers seem to be able to do anything they want and unfortunately whether it is legal or not GET AWAY WITH IT.
My boss' idea of a pay cut was like last week for example. Instead of working our normal scheduled 32 hr holiday week schedule +8hrs holiday pay, all I got was 23 hrs of work just because upper mngmnt said we need to save money "again".
This is the kind of BS we've been tolerating lately off and on and its getting really old. Mngmnt doesn't get any proportional weekly cut and I feel they should as well. Its always the working stiff in America who has to eat the SH** of mngmnt's problems. I feel a lot of working people would agree with this statement.
2006-11-28 16:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by HowFuzzyWuzee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The salary/remuneration for a particular job is the market value for a particular profession and designation at the city/town where the office is located. Job postings at websites like Monster, Yahoo HotJobs and Careerbuilder carry information about salaries. The Govt Dept of Labor, (www.bls.gov) Bureau of statistics has information about median salaries for different professions and details of additional compensation offered. Other online resources are salary.com and payscale. Your salary will also depend on your educational qualification and how you handle your career. More details and links to relevant websites available at http://tinyurl.com/rndxq
2006-11-28 19:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is legal as long as you do not get less then the minimum wage set by the government. However, you may be able to challenge his decision if you don't think his action is justified.
Your employer has the right to fire you if he can prove that it is necessary. For instance, if the business is in financial trouble, he could fire as many employee as possible in order to save the business.
2006-11-28 15:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes & yes.
If there is no contract between the boss & the slave, HOWEVER the slave can legally draw Unemployment Benefits.
No & no
If there is a contract covering the amount of wages which the boss violates. The penalty here could cost more than the boss' assets, depending on the mood of the jury, as well as possible criminal charges.
2006-11-28 15:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by bob h 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try safe works site, sa has one im not sure about other state, if not legal aid or that new place that the howard government set up in regards to workplace agreements. Good luck. I hope you can get some money back
2016-05-23 00:59:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If his salary is directly related to the results.
2006-11-28 15:42:33 · answer #6 · answered by mr5elements 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only law is minimum wage: 5.12 an hour I believe
other than that-unless they are under a contract
you can pay anything..and can be fired for any reason
2006-11-28 15:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by fred6636 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, with notice.
2006-11-28 18:07:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋