can employer back track on bonus that was already offered
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Anonymous
| My organization is always short staffed. From time to time they have to offer a bonus (on top of regular/overtime pay) for people to pick up shifts. They offered bonus during a particular period and a number of us picked up shifts. Then later we got an email fro higher ups that said effective mm/dd/yyyy (yesterdays day at the time of the email). A lot of just cancelled the extra shifts but I happened to work the day the email came out and the day before as extra shifts. When I looked at my paystubs, sure enough I did not get paid the bonus. I got paid overtime but not the agreed upon bonus. Just for context the 2 days worth of bonus can 2 months of my car payment. Obviously I don't want to sue them. Its not worth it but I am annoyed that they went back on a deal after I had already worked. |
Anonymous
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Generally you cannot retroactively lower someone’s compensation (you can increase it). You should be owed the bonus for the shift worked the day before the email but possibly not the day of if you worked after the email was sent. If you were already working when the email was sent you should be paid for the bonus.
What type of company is this? Do they have an HR payroll department? Do you have anything in writing about the initial bonus? This is likely a simple wage claim that you can make with your state’s wage and hour office. Most states have forms that you can submit online. |
Anonymous
| You already know it’s not right. All you can do is not trust them again when it comes to bonuses. |
Anonymous
| I would talk to HR. Say you understand the bonus payment was canceled but you had worked 2 shifts before the cancellation was announced and should receive the bonus for those shifts. I would be nonconfrontational, just act like I think you made a honest mistake and didn’t pay me for those pre-email shifts. |
Anonymous
Or anything else. |