QUESTION
I am an RN and was hired as a full time weekender night nurse and get paid a night differential and weekend rate on top of my base rate.
Asked on Jul 25th, 2012 on Labor and Employment - Illinois
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We were recently given a raise, however I noticed that everytime they raised my base pay, my weekend rate went down. When I asked payroll about it they said that was the case because they wanted to keep the 40/hr rate I was supposed to be paid. So I told them that that was not considered a raise at all if base pay raise was being taken away from my weekend rate. I then asked if this means that I never really get a raise....ans all I got was..."we will call you back on that" and never got a call back. Is this legal? Do they have this power or right to adjust pay as they want without notifying employee?
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They do have the right to change your rate of pay. BUT, they cannot do this without informing you first about the lower rate. There is in essence an oral agreement for your rate of pay. They can change this agreement but only if they tell you that they are changing it BEFORE they actually change it. You would not need to formally agree to it, but they do need to tell you before it goes into place. You should be able to get the original rate at least for the first pay period if they failed to give you notice
Answered on Jul 25th, 2012 at 7:34 PM