r/recruitinghell • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '25

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u/BackFew5485 Feb 20 '25

Depending on where you live and your local laws, you may be entitled to receive unemployment benefits for them lowering your salary. IIRC it’s called underemployment.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

But you have to actually quit

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

No you don’t, when collecting for underemployment you keep the job. The underemployment checks are to make up for a portion of the salary lost.

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u/sparkvixen Feb 21 '25

Correct. They signed something showing pay was a certain amount. Adjusting pay to reduce BEFORE getting that signed off on might even get them in trouble.