Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania
My daughter was asked to apply for a supervisory position last Fall, after working for her company for about 18 months. She agreed, was interviewed for the position then promoted, and is doing a good job.
However, she was supposed to get an hourly raise with her new position, which was the only reason she accepted the position. She did not get the raise; instead it was turned into quarterly bonuses. But then when it came time to pay her the bonus, they said they'd decided to make the bonuses into twice a year payments, June and December.
June has come and gone, and she is still waiting for her bonus. And so is the other supervisor, who has 6-month's superiority over my daughter.
In fact, this work site went from an office manager and 3 supervisors, to just 2 supervisors and no office manager. They asked my daughter to apply for the job of office manager, but she told them she was still learning her job of supervisor and did not feel qualified.
At this point she is very sorry she agreed to the supervisor's job, especially as she's never been paid what she was promised.
Can a company continue to do this? My daughter loves her job, and is good at it, but thinks that she and the other supervisor are being taken advantage of, and with the current climate as to other employment options may not have an recourse except to stay, earn way less than she was told, and keep her mouth shut.
What if anything can she do or say, at this point?
Thanks for your time!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Unfortunately your daughter has limited options. Unless she has a written contract guaranteeing the raises you mention, it is unlikely that she has any recourse. Her options are basically 1. continue to worker under the employer's terms; or 2. quit.
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