Getting Paid on time

Gaz35

Hi

Wasn’t sure where to put this , basically I’m having trouble with work paying me on time , this is about the 6th month of not being paid on the right date , in my contract it states that i should be paid on the 29th of every month , buts its being varied from 5th to the 15th of every month and sometimes ill get half then the rest when he can afford it , i work for a small company and have stuck by them as many people have left , but now I’m feeling the pressure with constantly relying on my overdraft to bail me out. I’ve applied for new jobs , but getting time for interviews is always a problem anybody else been through this ?

Thanks

savingmummy

If your contract states you get your income on a certain day it should be!!
Must be very annoying for you. My hubby gets weekly pay and has on a few occasions not been paid due to companies banking issues BUT it has never been an ongoing issue.
Have you spoken to your boss about it? What are the reasons? Maybe worth explaining that due to not being paid your suffering by using overdrafts etc.

Hope you get this sorted out!

choc_mouse

First is to try and speak to your boss about it. Make it known that it's a problem for you and seek some sort of improvement.

You could read here and try to follow it up with an Employment Tribunal if you think your boss is just fiddling the cash flow and withholding payment:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Pay/DG_10027228

If it's the company finances itself in trouble, you're still entitled to your pay but they may have trouble finding the money to pay you; whether or not you take legal action.

Gaz35

It is a finacial issue , i pretty much know whats going on with the company bank account even though he should really say , the problem is people are not paying us on time so we dont have the cash in the bank , but this has been going on for so long now , two prople left and the wage bill is hardly anything , but his excuse this month was the Vat bill , so we got enough money to pay us this month but it has gone on the tax bill instead of our pockets.

MrsTinks

It should be him incurring the debt, or the company, NOT you the employee... And he should be budgeting for his tax bill! :eek: the fact he doesn't would make me run really really far away as quick as I could. And you're entitled to time off for interviews btw

choc_mouse

I agree that leaving the company is probably the best option in the long run but if I were in a similar situation I could certainly see how it would be tough. Being a shy person myself, I would probably not want to ask for time off "to look for another job".

Your local Citizens Advice Bureau may also be able to give some more advice on your particular case.

ladybez

We had a similar situation with our eldest daughter, who started working for and organisation when she was 17. Fro the first few months there was no trouble with her pay but then it started getting later and later, with her being given all sorts of excuses.
eventually my husband took my daughter to the office and virtually sat on her boss until he wrote and signed a cheque for her then told him she would not be coming back. She how works for the local authority and always gets paid on time

Gaz35

I could leave and look for another job which would be easier as i could dedicate my time to it. but i rent a property with my girlfreind and she works part time , so we really rely on my wage.

Thanks

ceejaydee23

I dont mean to be rude, but even if you do end up being jobless, even if your privately renting, with your O/H you should be entitled to some kind of housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance for a privately owned placed. Its certainly worth looking into, I'm sure the jobcentre would support the case for leaving if you ended up signing on.

My uncles in the haulage business and its often the little men that are last to see the money, cos the bigger fish dont pay up!

Gaz35

We are privately renting and i dont think they do offer benifits if you quit your job do they?

ckerrd

MrsTine wrote: »

It should be him incurring the debt, or the company, NOT you the employee... And he should be budgeting for his tax bill! :eek: the fact he doesn't would make me run really really far away as quick as I could. And you're entitled to time off for interviews btw

Why would the OP be entitled to time off to attend job interviews?