My company has decided that they want to cut a fellow employees wages because he has changed positions. It is my understanding that this is illegal, but I cannot find the statute that covers this particular issue - can some one help?
2007-12-05 13:01:09 · 2 answers · asked by jkeele777 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Law & Legal
If you are in the US, and he's not covered by a contract that does not allow his wages to be cut, then this is legal. That's why you can't find a statute - there isn't one that forbids this.
They could also lay him off totally. Or he could quit if he isn't willing to work under the new conditions.
2007-12-06 04:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not find the statute if you are in the US, because it does not exist. A company has the ability to set and adjust pay for employees. A union contract may govern pay issues, but absent that, if the job he changed to is in a different classification or pay-level, the Company has the ability to lower pay.
2007-12-05 23:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by Adam G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋