Having to work in another department and not being paid the same as the others
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Having to work in another department and not being paid the same as the others
I work in an assited living facility in Alabama. I am a nurse aid. I signed papers to work in this department. We have recently lost alot of workers in our kitchen and have been made to work in there. I was told I would receive more money an hour on days I would be working in the kitchen. After receiving my check the extra money was not there. I was told the new payroll system was to blame and we would not get any extra pay. Is this legal? Do I have to work in the other department if I was not hired in that position?
Asked on May 9, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
1) Unless you have a written employment contract for a set or definite or fixed time (like a one-year, three-year, etc. contract) guarantying your department, you work in whatever department or at whatever job your employer wants you to. Without a contract, employment is "employment at will": you employer, not you, determines your job.
2) There is no law requiring that all people doing the same job or in the same department be paid the same.
3) Unless they guaranteed you the extra pay in a written contract, they could go back on their promise.
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