Overtime payments

gazindebt

Hi
can anyone help , 2 years ago i changed roles at the same place of work and because the wages for the new job were lower it was verbally agreed with the manager i would claim 5 hours overtime per week .

Each week the manager or his relief signed my pay record and it has always been paid , now we have a new manager and he said he will be stopping it , can he do this dispite a verbal agreement and me having signatures of authorisation on my pay record , all the relief managers new about the verbal agreement

thanks

LittleVoice

It wasn't just an oral agreement because you had signatures and received pay on the basis of being paid for overtime.

What position in the hierarchy does this new manager have? Is it someone new in post who wants to make his mark by reducing staff costs but without having agreement from his own managers to do this?

Savvy_Sue

Are you working the overtime, or just claiming it? that might make a difference.

LittleVoice

Oh, I see. I can now read the OP as claiming extra hours to effectively increase the rate paid for the true hours worked!

Savvy_Sue

Yup, my confusion exactly.

I can well understand that a new manager coming in may not be prepared to sign off on 5 hours overtime that someone isn't working.

However, that doesn't mean there wouldn't still be a claim to pursue. It might affect how strong that case is and how you argue it!