DrInfested
Junior Member
Posting for my wife: She is 1 semester from getting her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education at a fairly high quality university nearby.
During the Summer time off, she found a job opportunity at the college for a teacher for their 2-week literacy camp. She interviewed for the job, and was hired, along with another student teacher. The pay was advertised as $1000 for 2 weeks, which is the same as they've paid all the previous years at the camp. The work includes the time spent at camp (8-10 hours/day) plus hours of work prior to prepare all the material ahead of time.
She was told a day or two before the camp started, that the pay might change, but it wasn't brought up again until after the camp was already underway. Apparently due to an initially low number of students, they were going to pay her only $500 dollars, and now they are saying MAYBE $750...
She didn't sign a contract or an agreement for the work and pay, so I'm wondering if she has any options, but she and I are both very frustrated and upset that this University-run operation, won't pay the agreed amount, especially since the second week has even more students than they've ever had in the program. My wife has worked very hard on this and deserves what she is owed. The Dean of the college of education is part of it and she's worried if she made a fuss, she would have issues finishing her degree.
Any thoughts?
We LIVE in Mississippi, and the school is in Alabama.
During the Summer time off, she found a job opportunity at the college for a teacher for their 2-week literacy camp. She interviewed for the job, and was hired, along with another student teacher. The pay was advertised as $1000 for 2 weeks, which is the same as they've paid all the previous years at the camp. The work includes the time spent at camp (8-10 hours/day) plus hours of work prior to prepare all the material ahead of time.
She was told a day or two before the camp started, that the pay might change, but it wasn't brought up again until after the camp was already underway. Apparently due to an initially low number of students, they were going to pay her only $500 dollars, and now they are saying MAYBE $750...
She didn't sign a contract or an agreement for the work and pay, so I'm wondering if she has any options, but she and I are both very frustrated and upset that this University-run operation, won't pay the agreed amount, especially since the second week has even more students than they've ever had in the program. My wife has worked very hard on this and deserves what she is owed. The Dean of the college of education is part of it and she's worried if she made a fuss, she would have issues finishing her degree.
Any thoughts?
We LIVE in Mississippi, and the school is in Alabama.