2007-10-06 22:26:36 · 14 answers · asked by matt t 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
we were a seperate buisnness and were brought out 5 years ago and now they want to bring our rate of pay down to the level of other sites although working conditions are different. and they wont improve ours to their levels
2007-10-06 22:34:47 · update #1
No. You both should have signed a contract which states the pay rate and any rises since should be confirmed in writing by the company.
2007-10-06 22:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by Luke Warnes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so, but I am sure it's connected with the redundancy rules - ie they have to give you notice and a pay out on the old wage of equivalent to weeks per year you have worked.
Ring ACAS. They can answer everything about employment law.
If it sounds like your company is in trouble, then get a new job ASAP.
2007-10-06 22:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by jo :) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't force you to take the pay cut but if you don't accept it they can eliminate your job and lay you off.
If there are other companies you can work for at your current wage you don't have to accept it. If there are no other jobs in your line of work the pay cut may be better than no income at all.
2007-10-06 22:39:27 · answer #3 · answered by Melius 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they can. I would advise you to contact ACAS. It is my understanding that they need to send you a letter confirming the date of a meeting. You can confirm that you can attend and bring a representative with you. You will also discuss the matter and draw conclusions. You each put your points of view forward. You come to a decision then the will send you another letter confirming the outcome which you need to reply to. It's not as straightforward as one might think.
www.acas.org.uk. (08457 47 47 47)
2007-10-06 22:37:34 · answer #4 · answered by orange07974 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can't. They have to offer you a new contract, and make it essentially a new job at a lower wage. They can make you forcibly redundant, though, if they really have to restructure the company to lower costs.
In a nutshell, they can't just lower you wage. You have to agree to it, otherwise they're going against the contract of employment.
2007-10-07 06:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!
You have a choice, pay cut or lay off, if the company can't survive one of these two, I know what my answer would be .
Work harder and keep that company viable.
Make it survive.
2007-10-06 22:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by ?Master 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the terms of your contract of employment, and the terms of the deal for the sale of the company. Check them both before you act.
2007-10-06 22:38:02 · answer #7 · answered by Helen M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ... if you can find another job with the same or higher salary, then you can leave your current employer and they will have no power over you.
if you stay at your current job, they can pay you whatever they like probably consistent with the applicable minimum wage law(s) and any contracts signed between you and your employer or your employer and whatever union you belong to, if you are unionized ...
2007-10-06 22:38:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and look at it this way - still have a job with reduced pay, or see the company go under and have no job at all??
2007-10-06 22:30:57 · answer #9 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no they cant , but they dont have to give you a pay rise , so they can bring you in line with other company
2007-10-06 22:38:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋