
Pay decrease
First of all I am looking for a new job before anyone says look for a job. My current employer just paid everyone for our regular payroll schedule. I noticed that my check was cut in half for the previous pay. I thought it was a mistake so I contacted our payroll department. When I explained what happen to my pay as I seen it. They informed me that they were notified from my Manager that I had accepted a 50% pay cut. Confused by this because why would anyone accept a 50% pay cut. I asked them to provide me a copy of the signed contract stating that I had accepted the cut. Payroll told me that they had not received anything but a verbal from my manager. They told me that I had accepted the pay cut because why would my manager lie to them. I than asked them for a copy of my employment contract and they said they did not have it. I have to contact Human Resources. I contacted Human Resources and they sent me a copy of my contract which I signed 10 years ago because that was the only thing they had. When I told them I was confused about the pay cut and was told that payroll explained that my manager verbally told them to cut my pay. HR told me to tread lightly on the accusations because if I put in a complaint I will automatically be terminated for lying. If I complain to the labor board with prove I will be terminated for something made up. The company has no actions in my HR personnel file since I requested a copy of it and HR sent me an email explaining there was nothing there. What do I do besides looking for a job and dealing with a substainal pay cut.

Pretty sure you need documentation for all of that. If they can't provide documentation/proof of it, then get a statement from the payroll company about the verbal they received and then make your complaint. If you get fired, I'd say you have grounds for taking them to court.
Update!! Today as was talking to the CEO on a project I was working on. This project has me meet the CEO twice a month. Well I was discussing the project, my manger walked in and told me straight out I was fired. The CEO was the in utter disbelief. So the CEO told me to hang on and talked to my manager in his office. Within 10 minutes the CEO came back and apologized to me. He said the manager told him I was talking shit about him that's why he fired me. The CEO just promoted me to the manager position temporarily since I do not want to manage people and do my job. Also the CEO called HR to start an investigation into what he believes the manager has committed fraud to the company with receiving a bonus for cutting the department budget. Also The CEO is getting me my pay that I am owed and a small bonus. So sometimes things work out