Long story short I applied for a job online and was sent an email basically saying that I was hired. That email did have the details of employment offering me x amount of dollars etc.... But then verbally with the admin it was mentioned that there is an uplift in wage for the area I was working in. For the past 5 months my employer has been paying me more than what the initial email stated and I thought this was correct due to the mention of uplift in wage by the administrator.
But now they are trying to say that I was overpaid and referenced the initial email where it said x amount of dollars. It is about a $8.50 difference in wage so it is substantial over the 5 months. I did not sign a contract but am I screwed from what the email says regardless of what was verbally spoken about with another person? Or does the fact that I didn't sign a contract make it fair for me to keep what they consider an over payment?
I have called the labour board in Alberta where I've but they were not much help stating that this is more of a contractual issue and that they only deal with stuff an employer doesn't pay etc.. Is it worth fighting, lawyer fees would probably be way more than what they are asking for me to pay back.
But now they are trying to say that I was overpaid and referenced the initial email where it said x amount of dollars. It is about a $8.50 difference in wage so it is substantial over the 5 months. I did not sign a contract but am I screwed from what the email says regardless of what was verbally spoken about with another person? Or does the fact that I didn't sign a contract make it fair for me to keep what they consider an over payment?
I have called the labour board in Alberta where I've but they were not much help stating that this is more of a contractual issue and that they only deal with stuff an employer doesn't pay etc.. Is it worth fighting, lawyer fees would probably be way more than what they are asking for me to pay back.