Q: Pay from Employer
I was recently offered a promotion at my job that included a monthly bonus and hourly rate increase on December 1, 2021 at which time I accepted via email. However, the promotion was still being processed and I never signed any official documents. Beginning in January, our company took away our bonus’ , company wide, and provided us with hourly rate increases to compensate. So with this happening, my promotion pay had to be rediscussed. The adjustment however did not equal out to the same gross income that the December offer equaled. In fact, when averaging in the monthly bonus it was equal to a $2.70/hr pay decrease than I was just offered in December. This does not seem like something my employer should be able to do.
To add a little more information, the bonus is not outlined or mentioned in my employment contract, only my hourly rate. However, the bonus has became something that is pretty relied on as the 4 years I have worked for the company it has rarely not been received
A: Unless you have an employment contract or a union collective bargaining agreement that says otherwise, your employer can adjust or reduce your hourly rate of pay at anytime. However, employers cannot reduce an hourly employee's pay below minimum wage for all hours worked in a workweek.
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