ladies i need help asap!!!

[HALEY]

Question for you all, i am on Salary, and my boss wants to cut me down to 4 days a week, is he allowed to do this if i am salary? I'm so pissed right now, and what is going to happend to my insurance?

There laying off 7 guys up here today, its really getting bad, i feel so bad for these guys but the scrap business is doing terrible, US Steel just laying off tons of workers too..

[Dobie]

A lot of companies consider 32 hours full time - so maybe your insurance will be ok. I'm sorry to hear that you have to go through this.

[Tiramisu]

I'm confused! Is he cutting your pay or just your hours or what? I've never seen a salaried employee get OT. I think they can absolutely cut you to whatever they want.

I hope you get everything worked out. Keep us posted.

[Marilyn]

There are salaried exempt and salaried non-exempt. Salaried non-exempt are paid overtime. I don't know if that's a state thing, or federal, or what. As far as reducing the hours of salary people and thus reducing their pay, I'm no help here. I never heard of anyone doing this. Salary usually means there is a base that you are paid no matter what unless you take leave without pay.

As far as benefits, companies may have some leeway here, but it's my understanding that anyone who works over 29 hours is elegible for benefits. Some companies offer them to workers who work less, but I think 30 hours per week means you get benefits.

You need to talk with an HR associate to get the straight scoop on this for your area.

Are you a union worker? I know unions have contracts that allow things to be done differently.

[Janet]

Oh Haley, I'm so sorry you are going through this. It's really tough out there and getting worse. I'd talk to all my work related resources (Boss, Human Resource Personnel) and not leave a stone unturned until I got some answers and hopefully in writing. When you got hired, didn't they give you a booklet with work rules/regulations and insurance information?..you know an Employee Handbook.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, that everything will work out okay.

[Tiramisu]

Unfortunately, we don't ususally hear from Haley on weekends. Haley, I hope you don't get cut too badly and that you get some rest.

[Janet]

I know, I hope things work out for her. Seems she really works hard for her family, I just hate for her to have to go through this.

[judy]

I'm so sorry Haley. I hope it works out for you with the insurance.

[HALEY]

I'm confused! Is he cutting your pay or just your hours or what? I've never seen a salaried employee get OT. I think they can absolutely cut you to whatever they want.

I hope you get everything worked out. Keep us posted.

Sandy its confusing, cause the guys here are union so they are hourly, and the office people are salary with ot... they had to separate the two cause of the union guys. so i guess you can say we are salary non -exempt with overtime.

[HALEY]

There are salaried exempt and salaried non-exempt. Salaried non-exempt are paid overtime. I don't know if that's a state thing, or federal, or what. As far as reducing the hours of salary people and thus reducing their pay, I'm no help here. I never heard of anyone doing this. Salary usually means there is a base that you are paid no matter what unless you take leave without pay.

As far as benefits, companies may have some leeway here, but it's my understanding that anyone who works over 29 hours is elegible for benefits. Some companies offer them to workers who work less, but I think 30 hours per week means you get benefits.

You need to talk with an HR associate to get the straight scoop on this for your area.

Are you a union worker? I know unions have contracts that allow things to be done differently.

Marlyn, i talked to my boss this morning he don't know whats going on yet with me, cause you are right i get a base salary per pay based on the year not what i worked, so i don't know how there going to cut my hours yet... i get paid twic a month the 15 and the end of the month and my salary hours are always 86.67, so i don't know what there doing with me yet. i really don't think they can cut me, and if they do it's going to be a nightmare, i paid all of our insurances and everything out of my pay, and am i going to lose my holidays too - im so pissed right now i could scream!!!!

[HALEY]

Oh Haley, I'm so sorry you are going through this. It's really tough out there and getting worse. I'd talk to all my work related resources (Boss, Human Resource Personnel) and not leave a stone unturned until I got some answers and hopefully in writing. When you got hired, didn't they give you a booklet with work rules/regulations and insurance information?..you know an Employee Handbook.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, that everything will work out okay.

yes i have an employee handbook i'll print it off our company website today and look at it.. cause i was hired as a salary employee.. so i'll try and get an answer off my boss today

[HALEY]

I know, I hope things work out for her. Seems she really works hard for her family, I just hate for her to have to go through this.

Thanks Janet, you have me in tears now, i bust my butt for my family and i will till they bury me girl. i want the best for my son...