Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculated compensation

Re:Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculat... by tomatocracy on Monday September 26, 2022 @01:32PM (#32985857)

This area of law is usually a bit more nuanced than "what you wrote is the contract". If both parties thought the contract said $800 when it was signed (and if that could be proven...) then that might well be enough for a court to either read the contract as if it said $800, or to void it entirely.

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Re:Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculat... by TomSwirly on Monday September 26, 2022 @04:59PM (#32988309)

> If both parties thought the contract said

This has zero to do with the actual matter at hand, given that the people getting the raises 100% believed they were getting raises.

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Re:Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculat... by benj111 on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @03:44AM (#32992558)

If both parties thought it said $800, why are they going to court about it?

A contract is an agreement between parties. Parties are free to agree to changes to the contract.

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Re:Amazon walking back raises after internal bug miscalculat... by Closi on Thursday September 29, 2022 @09:00AM (#33019968)

I think they are an example, the problem here is (I believe):

* Both parties (AMZ & Employer) signed up to a bonus % in the contract

* There was a document that stated % was equivalent to $ which was miscalculated

* Employer agreed to pay whatever the % in the contract was, employee believed they were getting the $ in the estimate.

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