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Working Full-Time Hours For Part-Time Pay
Q: Dear Seymour, I was recently asked to take a pay cut with reduced hours, which I gladly accepted because others in my department were laid off completely. However, my boss still expects me to stay after hours and work more than my part time schedule is allowed. What can I do? Should I keep working as they want me to?
- Submitted by Anonymous
A: Dear Anonymous,
Many companies are asking staff to take a pay cut and reduce their hours in order to cut costs and keep from having to lay off employees. However, if you have been asked to take a cut in pay and hours, while others are still working full time, you should not be expected or asked, to work more hours for less pay.
So that there is no misunderstanding, work with your manager or managers to design a schedule that is agreed upon by everyone. Focus on details, for example, make it clear that if you are asked to work a couple hours longer than scheduled, you will work a couple hours less the following day to make up for it.
It will take a few weeks for everyone to get used to the new schedule, including yourself, so you may want to ease in to it at first, or create a schedule where you are in the office everyday, but cutting back on hours at the beginning or end of the day.
If you feel that you are being taken advantage of, approach your manager and remind that you had to take a pay cut in order to stay on. You may have also found part time work to help make up for income lost, so let them know that you are still a team player, but need to supplement your income.
When all else fails, you may need to seek the advice of your HR representative. This would be a last resort, but if you have tried working with it out with your manager and they are still expecting you to work a full time schedule with less pay, you may need to let human resources know.
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Posted by Seymour Jobs on March 31, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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