Salary on offer letter different than verbal offer

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My husband is an RN and was hired a week ago and was quoted 28.00 an hour for starting pay.When he went in yesterday to sign the offer letter it listed 32.00 /hr and he signed it. The original recruiter no longer works there. Does anyone know which offer is the binding one? or if HR realizes the mistake can they change it back to the original offer??? And NOOO he is not going to bring it to their attention.. already told him to do that. I asked him if he was sure if he heard the original offer correctly and he said yes, and that it doesn't include the differentials.

He thinks the hospital should honor the new offer and it was their mistake :uhoh3:

I am just curious if the letter he signed carries any weight in this matter..verses the verbal offer?

The written offer is the one that stands. 28 to 32 would be a difficult typo to make. The original recruiter may have been trying to pull a fast-one over on him. I would just leave it be.

Congrats to him on the new job! :)

Amanda

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Specializes in ER/ICU/STICU.

If they catch it down the road they can change his rate back to the original but they can't back date it.

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They made a written offer of $32 and that's what he signed. That's now the written and binding contract.

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Specializes in family practice.

One thing i know for recruiters is they are not sure what HR would offer each person based on experience and all. Therefore they quote their starting pay but then if offered the job, you might get more.

The recruiter might not want to get your husbands hope up. why does it bother you though, its more money in your pockets.

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Specializes in Med/Surgical; Critical Care; Geriatric.

I agree with the others. If push came to shove, the written order would stand. It could very well be that when HR figured out salary commensurate with experience, they probably were low too low.

Congrats on the new job! :yeah:

Rhonda:nurse:

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It sounds like what you are describing is a written contract. In business, and in law, written contracts stand over verbal. This is why you never assume you will get something, unless you see it in writing. Most likely, prior to getting the paperwork ready for your husband to sign, approval was confirmed by more than one department for his salary, as was on the final form he signed.

If the employer comes back to your husband, and says, "Oh my. That was a typo! ...you don't mind if we pay you less than the signed contract, do you?" ...and they give him a lower wage...they'd be flirting with a law suit. I don't see them doing that. -No. They cannot make him pay it back.

If your husband goes back to them, and says, "This is a mistake. You should pay me less." This may constitute as a counter offer, or wage re-nagotiation offered by your husband, then they may have legal grounds to pay him less. It is possible, HR, or management, will be made to look incompetant, if an error is pointed out by HR or Management. They may have less respect for your husband, for giving up the money. It could put him in an unfavorable light, if his actions make them look bad.

Let it stand...and hang on to that signed contract. It's possible the prior re-cruiter had problems in valuing new hires, and this is why he is no longer with the company.

Less pay, is not alway cheaper. Turnover, or people leaving a company resulting in the need to re-hire replacements, costs companies buckets of money. (Something to think about, if you work with a person who excels at getting people fired, or inspiring others to quit.) As a financial strategy toward lowering HR costs, it can make sense to pay people more, even new grads, to keep them from seeking greener pastures in the near future. His higher pay may be reflecting a new management phylosophy.

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ur husband is a smart man!

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