I just received a job offer letter from a potential employer. It states the basics, such as department I will be working for, who I am going to be reporting to, introductory period length, hourly wage, overtime time pay rate, etc. At the end it say the following:
"....... reserves the right at any time, with or without notice, to alter or change job responsibilities, compensation, incentive plan, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities within your general skill set for capabilities. ... The Company reserves the right to change or modify the terms and conditions of any base compensation or incentive plan at any time. ..."
I am a new grad nurse and this will be my first nursing job. The statement sounds pretty alarming to me and I am a bit hesitant to sign that letter with these sort of conditions. To me it reads that nothing is set in stone. They may change my hourly rate, benefits, put me in any department they see fit at any time they please.
I would appreciate any advice from experienced nursing community on this sort of conditions. Is this common for employers to do this?
Interesting. Thanks for clarifying this. I initially asked them if there was a contract for this job and they replied that I will be working under a union. How does working under a union change things?
Sadly I have never worked in a union. But usually it just guarantees a lot more worker rights because the union has so much more power as compared to a solitary employee. It might be worth talking to the union and getting an idea of what they do and don’t allow from the companies. And what they think of an offer like that for the future.
Not to say unions are perfect but honestly I think they are better than what most states have now.
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Sadly I have never worked in a union. But usually it just guarantees a lot more worker rights because the union has so much more power as compared to a solitary employee. It might be worth talking to the union and getting an idea of what they do and don’t allow from the companies. And what they think of an offer like that for the future.
Not to say unions are perfect but honestly I think they are better than what most states have now.