Yes, if you sign an acknowledgment accepting the new terms of your employment. I'm not sure how your employment contract is set up, but what they would do is give you the choice to accept the new terms or to resign, or they could just terminate you.
As long as the employer properly applies federal wage rules to deciding whether you are overtime eligible, it can change you from salaried to hourly. The employer can reduce your pay rate, but you need not stay. Quit without giving notice.
no, "base pay" is a set amount prescribed by the employer.
It depends on the employee, the employer, the industry, and the type of position.
Yes he can, and you are of course free to quit if he does.
If you mean can an employer compel an hourly employee to work without pay, then no, never. Hourly employees must be paid for all hours worked.
No, an employer does not have to pay employees for the time they spend tending to a parent's needs. The employees parents are not the responsibility of the employer.
If you're an hourly employee, you're getting paid for your time. Typically at jobs where you "clock in" yes, the employer is supposed to pay you.
Your employer cannot change your pay plan as he or she does not have the authority. However, in certain instances a change of plan may be necessary but will be done after you are informed or consulted.
The numerical value will vary according to many factors: individual, job, location, employer are some.
They definitely cannot withhold pay if you are an hourly employee. They must pay you for time you have worked even if they don't like your work. Their only option for "punishment," as it were, is to fire you...
The hourly rate for a bookkeeper will depend on the employer and the experience of the bookkeeper. A smaller firm might pay only a little above minimum wage for an entry level bookkeeper. A larger firm might pay $12 an hour or more to an experienced bookkeeper.
No Way! What kind of scam... Never mind. What I really mean is I am a developer. From my perspective unless you offered to pay them before hand I would say no. Usually if there is an incentive it is that the employer may offer to pay for the class not pay them hourly while taking it. What is next getting paid for dressing in the morning because the employer is the one who prefers dressed employees? Maybe one should get paid for eating lunch because the employer doesn't want the employee to die of starvation. Developing ones own skills is far more important to the employee than the employer, so why should the employer pay?