My husband began working for BHC Nov 1. He was promised a base salary for the first month at a meager $750 the 15th and the 30th plus commissions paid on the 10th. With 7 kids to feed and provide for we thought this sounded decent enough. We all know what the job market is like these days. So he took the job. I was in realty school at the time and caring for 7 kids. We only have one car so his paycheck was what we depended on.
The conditions were a "draw" on the 15th and the 30th for $750 after the first month you had to pay back the draw on the 10th when you recieved your commision check. It was stated to all 10 new hires the first draw was free. It DID NOT have to be paid back. So my husband continued selling cars for the company and recieving $100 here and there for commissions on the cars. Sometimes more sometimes less.
On the weekend the give bonuses $100 per car, or whatever is designated for that weekend. Each financing department (new cars and used cars) were given $5000, $10000 or another amount to pay out these bonuses. Convienently they ran out of money 3 weeks in a row and couldnt pay this money out to the employees. We were owed over $200. Funny thing we found out later, whatever wasnt paid out for the weekend was divided between the managers.
So anyways the 10th of Dec we were expecting a paycheck for $2000 for the commissions my husband had earned. When he got his payroll sheet they had taken out the draws from nov and charged back a bunch of "Fees" that they couldnt prove. Leaving us without a paycheck at all. On the verge of eviction and utilities being shut off not to mention having nothing under the tree for our kids, my husband asked for an advance two weeks ago. Which yesterday they informed us after 2 weeks of my husband selling more vehicles for them that there was nothing they were going to do. So here we sit with christmas, eviction, 7 kids and no hope of making it.
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