I wonder if OP knew the salary change before they made all arrangements to move. Was this thrown at OP with all her stuff packed up and a new lease signed? Or was this known prior to making arrangements to relocate?

Agreed that they should have paid relo costs if it was at their request.

I kind of get the feeling, though, that he didn’t physically move. Just changed stores. And the new store happened to be in a different district with different pay scales.

I can see that happening pretty easily.

Good point! And though it may be seamless to the employee, in the background there is a lot of stuff going on.

HR should really explain thoroughly what they mean.

If the transfer was at the employer’s request, then they better have paid the moving expenses!

And if there was no help with moving costs, I am hoping that I didn’t open up a new can of worms:)

Some ‘franchise’ businesses are ‘locally’ owned and operated, and therefore have individual payroll systems. The company I work for is like this. An employee from here could move a thousand miles away, get a job with the same company, and even have experience and seniority play to their advantage. They could even directly transfer their benefits, RSP’s, etc. (paperwork on my end & the other location’s end) and waive any probationary period (not saying this IS a good idea). But the wage wouldn’t necessarily be transferable. It would be negotiable between the employee and the Manager/HR of that particular location. And I would have to terminate the person in my payroll system, provide ROE, etc., and the hiring process would have to be started as usual at the new location.

It really is. When we go back to Rochester to visit, we say it’s to see grandma, but really, it’s to go to Wegmans.