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11-06-2012 | 03:32 PM
Eats shoots and leaves...
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Ah, now that I would have to agree with. I read uniforms, and assumed it to be exactly that (which it may have been - I don't recall him saying specifically).
11-07-2012 | 06:08 AM
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Jessie,
The money was supposed to be paid upon leaving the company and their was a provision in our contract for the remaining balance to be taken out even if it was more than $25. I can't remember the exact words but I know it was there because I read it over and over again the last time around. The reason we got the money back when we got furloughed was because we weren't leaving the company. We were being furloughed, by definition a furlough is a temporary leave of absence. We weren't being terminated, we weren't leaving the company. We just wouldn't be working or collecting a paycheck.
The money was supposed to be paid upon leaving the company and their was a provision in our contract for the remaining balance to be taken out even if it was more than $25. I can't remember the exact words but I know it was there because I read it over and over again the last time around. The reason we got the money back when we got furloughed was because we weren't leaving the company. We were being furloughed, by definition a furlough is a temporary leave of absence. We weren't being terminated, we weren't leaving the company. We just wouldn't be working or collecting a paycheck.
11-07-2012 | 06:57 AM
Line Holder
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I don't see why everyone is all about me paying this back regardless of the circumstances!
I made a deal. A SIGNED agreement that was written by the company! Why am I the one who is expected to go above and beyond they deal they created? Why can't I just follow what was agreed upon at the time...
I made a deal. A SIGNED agreement that was written by the company! Why am I the one who is expected to go above and beyond they deal they created? Why can't I just follow what was agreed upon at the time...
11-07-2012 | 07:08 AM
Line Holder
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I have a sneaking suspicion that the agreement for any payroll deductible items contained language that stated the debt is yours, you own it whether you're currently drawing a paycheck or not. They just allowed you the convenience of making payments on it through your paycheck. I'm sure it's in language somewhere but if you want to pursue it further, have at it.
This is correct, it is part of the ALPA agreement (Section 25-4.J.2. to be exact).
You are responsible for paying back the debt, regardless of who is at fault for the termination of employment and the lack of future paychecks. The only way around this would have been to pay in full for your uniforms at the time of purchase, rather than deferring the payments over pay periods and having them deducted.
Think of it this way... you basically got a no interest loan from the company for roughly two years and could have used that money that you saved up-front to invest and grow. Not many places that give you roughly two-years no interest loans nowadays.
11-08-2012 | 09:25 AM
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This is correct, it is part of the ALPA agreement (Section 25-4.J.2. to be exact).
You are responsible for paying back the debt, regardless of who is at fault for the termination of employment and the lack of future paychecks. The only way around this would have been to pay in full for your uniforms at the time of purchase, rather than deferring the payments over pay periods and having them deducted.
Think of it this way... you basically got a no interest loan from the company for roughly two years and could have used that money that you saved up-front to invest and grow. Not many places that give you roughly two-years no interest loans nowadays.
You are responsible for paying back the debt, regardless of who is at fault for the termination of employment and the lack of future paychecks. The only way around this would have been to pay in full for your uniforms at the time of purchase, rather than deferring the payments over pay periods and having them deducted.
Think of it this way... you basically got a no interest loan from the company for roughly two years and could have used that money that you saved up-front to invest and grow. Not many places that give you roughly two-years no interest loans nowadays.
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