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[martymoose, BSN, RN]

I heard the most ridiculous thing. Has anyone ever heard of someone getting disciplined by having their hourly pay reduced?

The person I believe has only had one verbal warning for what I would take as a minor infraction( not any nurse errors) but was told then they might have their pay reduced. person's been there for over 5 years.

If this is true, all I can say is wow (

[loriangel14, RN]

Yes I have heard of this.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

Yes, employers use it a constructive dismissal tactic in hope that the employee quits.

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

geez thats awful. the person is a good worker and was hired by prev. supervisor. how sad.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

It is sad and a sign of poor leaderhip, many staff will distrust a manager who resorts to this tactic.

[nynursey_]

I haven't seen a direct reduction of pay, but I have seen it render them ineligible for their performance-based raises.

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Yes, employers use it a constructive dismissal tactic in hope that the employee quits.

Would work on me. I'd give notice that day if I didn't walk right off the job.

[TriciaJ, RN]

Shenanigans like this are why we have unions and why we still need them. Yes, employers can do this if there is no contract to say they can't.

[FurBabyMom, MSN, RN]

At my facility we're not eligible for merit-based increases or our bonus if we're in corrective action. Haven't heard of the other but that's not to say it wouldn't happen.

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I've heard of it in the military, and in civilians losing overtime shifts.

[Mavrick, BSN, RN]

Not if you have a union. You dang well better have your disciplinary ducks in a row to even consider withholding a bonus. Not possible to reduce pay you are already entitled to by years of service.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

Is that legal? Couldn't that potentially allow the employee to file for unemployment if they reduce it too much?