So, here's the situation: when I was interviewing for my new job, they promised free lunches, but to…

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So, here's the situation: when I was interviewing for my new job, they promised free lunches, but today I found out they're actually deducting money for them. Do I have the right to ask for them to just pay me the cash equivalent instead of the meals?
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Margarita
Is compensation for meals written in your employment contract? Was it in the offer, or just mentioned verbally?
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tanya
It depends on what your contract says. Check that first.
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Natalya
Looks like I'll have to skip lunches so they don't deduct them.
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Yulichka Sidorik
What does the contract say?

I worked at 17 and they told me lunches were free with my pass (it was like a buffet, with lots of different dishes at different prices). As it turned out later, "free" only meant up to 100 rubles, or a set meal. I had to calculate how much my lunch would cost at the cafeteria every day, since the set meals often included things I didn't eat.
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Kristina
Margarita But the ad on Avito said free lunches
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Kristina
Margarita Turns out they aren't really free, they deduct almost 6,000 every month!
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Kristina
Yulichka Sidorik Well, where we are, it's different. A guy just brings a certain number of lunches in disposable containers by car, and that's it. Some days, honestly, it's impossible to eat because the cooking is so-so 😂. For example, if it's soup, it's just watery with maybe two little meatballs floating in it.
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Kristina
The contract only mentioned work, not lunches
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Alina
My husband works at a factory, and they get a subsidy of a little over 100 rubles for lunch. If he spends more, it's deducted from his salary later, and if he spends less, he gets milk/pectin to make up the difference. Maybe your situation is similar.
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Kristina
What? Can you say that in English?
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Kristina
Alina We get pre-made lunches delivered from some cafeteria in disposable containers, and I just hand them out (it's part of my duties). So the portions are always the same.
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Alina
Alina That's really strange then. You should clarify this, especially since they promised it to you for free
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Lenushka
And what's the salary, is it above market rate for the city? 🤔
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Samsonova Anya
Margarita Wow, that's quite something.
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Kristina
Lenushka No. 29500
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Kristina
And where am I supposed to get it? Should I just walk into HR and demand this contract?
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Lenushka
Lenushka Is this full-time? That's a bit low, though.
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Kristina
Lenushka Well, it's full, we're working from 8 to 3
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alla
Exactly. You have every right
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Katerina
I would ask. After New Year's, they put us on unpaid leave, reduced our pay by 4 hours. I went to my boss and asked if they could pay me the difference or let me leave 4 hours early because I don't need this break during my shift. They restored my full pay for the whole shift 🤫🤣
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Efremova Evgeniya
Yes, here you can write an application to refuse.
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