Q: Does my At Will clause allow my employer to change my salary
My employer believes the AT WILL term in my contract gives them the right to change my weekly salary AT WILL. My salary is described in the contract as fixed. Here is the AT WILL term they are using: XX HEREBY REPRESENTS AND YOU AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR EMPLOYMENT WITH XX IS AT WILL. THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AN OFFER OF A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT AND EITHER XX OR YOU CAN TERMINATE YOUR EMPLOYMENT FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON AT ALL, AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, AND WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS OFFER LETTER IS INTENDED TO NOR SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS ALTERING SUCH “AT WILL” EMPLOYMENT STATUS. ALTHOUGH YOUR DUTIES, TITLE, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THE COMPANY’S PERSONNEL GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “AT WILL” NATURE OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT MAY ONLY BE CHANGED IN AN EXPRESS WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY YOU AND XX.
A: Yes. The "contract" is a clever way of saying that you have no contractual employment rights. Your employer can fire you "at will", can change your salary "at will", or can alter any other term of the "contract" at will.
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