Wage Cut

Gavin "shels"

Posting this on behalf of a mate;

He got a letter from his employer today saying that his wage is being cut, along with every other employee. Without any agreement with employees or unions the paycut came into affect as of the 4th July according to the letter.

Is this legal?

Shelflife

In a word NO.

chappy

em they can reduce everybodies pay but it cannot be started before people are notified

eejoynt

this is against the payment of wages act
your mate should contact his union and check out this site for info

http://www.unionconnect.ie/rights/7/

Gavin "shels"

eejoynt wrote: »

this is against the payment of wages act
your mate should contact his union and check out this site for info

http://www.unionconnect.ie/rights/7/

What if he isn't in a union?



Cheers for the replies btw lads.

smokin ace

i am a shop steward for siptu in my work and If you work for an employer for a regular wage, then you have a contract of employment with your employer, whether it is written or not.

Certain terms of your employment including your rate of pay and your hours of work must be given to you in writing by your employer within two months of starting work.

Your employer cannot make changes to your contract of employment without your agreement, unless your contract already allows for such changes. If there are changes in the law that require your contract to be amended then you and your employer must comply with these.

If there is agreement between you and your employer to change the contract, then you must be given details in writing within one month of the changes coming into effect.

In some cases, change could come about by implication rather than by formal agreement. If, for example, you start work earlier at the request of your employer and continue with this new start time, this could be taken to mean that there has been an implied change in the contract.

If your employer makes a significant change to your contract which you do not accept, you should first raise the issue with your employer and maybe also your trade union if you are a member. If you cannot resolve the matter you may refer the dispute to a Rights Commissioner. You can contact the Rights Commissioner service at the Labour Relations Commission, Tom Johnson House, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, Tel: (01) 613 6700, Lo-call: 1890 220 227.

You may feel you have no choice but to leave the job and claim unfair dismissal. If you are forced to leave the job by the actions of your employer it is known as constructive dismissal. It is advisable to seek legal advice before taking this course of action as you may later need to prove that you left as a last resort having used all available means to resolve the problem.