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alltherage · 09-16-2008, 08:50 PM

Can they legally change those terms later on? I accepted a position with my company after they were trying to promote me very aggressively. I was not super interested in staying with this company, and I knew what was available on the market, so I told them I would accept the promotion if they gave me the hours I wanted, and the pay I wanted. I've been their highest performer since then, (out of about 8 other supervisors in my store), taking my staff from 51st on a company scorecard (out of 52 stores) to top 10 for about 4 consecutive months.

Long story short, the agreement was Tues-Saturday, 9-5, with the exception of a closing shift every Wednesday (it's retail), and X dollars per hour.

A couple weeks ago they forced me (as in I had no option) to take another position within the company... a "horizontal" movement that is way more responsibility with a larger amount of staff under me and no raise.

The other day I was told that I had to completely open my availability so I was available to open or close every day of the week. They told me if I didn't sign a new availability they would request my two weeks. I told them I wouldn't give it to them and they said I would be demoted and would have about $6/hour off my pay. (or almost $13,000 per year.)

This is screwy, and I've tried searching the alberta employment site and it doesn't really seem to address this. Anyone been through this before?

09-16-2008, 08:50 PM	#1
alltherage Missed the bus Join Date: Jan 2006 Exp:	Another employment question: If I'm hired with certain agreement in place... Can they legally change those terms later on? I accepted a position with my company after they were trying to promote me very aggressively. I was not super interested in staying with this company, and I knew what was available on the market, so I told them I would accept the promotion if they gave me the hours I wanted, and the pay I wanted. I've been their highest performer since then, (out of about 8 other supervisors in my store), taking my staff from 51st on a company scorecard (out of 52 stores) to top 10 for about 4 consecutive months. Long story short, the agreement was Tues-Saturday, 9-5, with the exception of a closing shift every Wednesday (it's retail), and X dollars per hour. A couple weeks ago they forced me (as in I had no option) to take another position within the company... a "horizontal" movement that is way more responsibility with a larger amount of staff under me and no raise. The other day I was told that I had to completely open my availability so I was available to open or close every day of the week. They told me if I didn't sign a new availability they would request my two weeks. I told them I wouldn't give it to them and they said I would be demoted and would have about $6/hour off my pay. (or almost $13,000 per year.) This is screwy, and I've tried searching the alberta employment site and it doesn't really seem to address this. Anyone been through this before? Last edited by alltherage; 09-16-2008 at 08:57 PM.