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| Corrections employees opt for pay cut |
| By Courtney Orton |
| Published: 04/16/2009 |
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DRAPER -- Budget cuts have caught up with the Utah Department of Corrections, and for a couple dozen employees it means major pay cuts. Some employees are losing a quarter or more of their salary, but when it came to deciding whether they wanted to make less or be out of a job, they chose the pay cut. "Everyone who was in those positions targeted for elimination was give an option," said Angie Welling, spokeswoman for the Utah Department of Corrections. It was an offer corrections employees had just a week to contemplate: Take it and make less; leave it and make nothing. "We know that means an impact on their family. We're talking about people with mortgages and car loans, like all of us have," Welling said. With $20 million less to spend in 2010, the Utah Department of Corrections is cutting 160 full time positions:
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