Re: Voluntary salary reduction

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I took a slight pay cut because I changed schools but
throughout our diocese we have a salary freeze. I am
surprised we weren't asked to take a pay cut. Several of our
schools had to cut out librarians, PE, Art and Music teachers
and they cut the tech teachers down to 20 hours per week, no
salary no benefits.

On 8/26/09, Helen wrote:
> On Monday we received a letter from our principal stating
> that due to lower than expected enrollment and the
> resulting budget issues, we have all (staff, teachers-full
> and part time) been asked to take a voulntary pay cut. The
> amount we give up is to be decided by each of us, and we
> need to let the school know by Monday what our decision is.
> The only person who will know what (or whether) we give up
> is the financial director. Our principal will not know who
> gave, and how much.If enough is not given up then there
> will be across the board pay decreases and layoffs. The pay
> decrease they are hoping for is 10% of each salary, so it
> is very significant.
> I am wondering if any of you are or have ever been in a
> similar situation and how everything is working out at your
> school. Needless to say, we are all scared and upset. It's
> difficult to teach and work under all of this stress. Any
> advice? Thanks.
 

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