Getting Paid on time

Tixy

Gaz35 wrote: »

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

Hi, just to check do you mean you should be paid on the 29th of January and you are being paid between the 5th and 15th of January, i.e. that you are paid early or that you are not being paid until 5th to 15th of February.

If its a later payment then I would let your boss know how much of a problem this is, might even be worth writing a letter (even if you see him all the time) you could also ask him to repay any bank charges/ unpaid dd fees etc that you incur.

Depending on how good you are at standing up for your rights you could also tell him that paying employees is a priority debt, before even HMRC as far as you are concerned.

I would start looking for work elsewhere as it sounds like he could be going under soon. Also you might want to preapre yourself that if these business does collapse midmonth you could end up not being paid at all for the last months work.

Gaz35

Tixy wrote: »

Hi, just to check do you mean you should be paid on the 29th of January and you are being paid between the 5th and 15th of January, i.e. that you are paid early or that you are not being paid until 5th to 15th of February.

If its a later payment then I would let your boss know how much of a problem this is, might even be worth writing a letter (even if you see him all the time) you could also ask him to repay any bank charges/ unpaid dd fees etc that you incur.

Depending on how good you are at standing up for your rights you could also tell him that paying employees is a priority debt, before even HMRC as far as you are concerned.

I would start looking for work elsewhere as it sounds like he could be going under soon. Also you might want to preapre yourself that if these business does collapse midmonth you could end up not being paid at all for the last months work.

He is paying me late not early , If i was to leave the company would go under as its a web development company and i am the only one left with the skills and knowlage , though i think im kidding myself that the company will come out of this slump and go back to how it was , also my wages dont really add up to the amount i do, ive seen jobs with my skills for 20k plus and half the work.

Thanks

choc_mouse

A tougher approach is to put it to your boss this way: if you don't get paid on time, you will serve your notice (to quit) and pursue outstanding salary via the courts.

I imagine it would be more expensive to recruit a replacement; let alone attract anyone new to a failing business. It seems your boss needs your skills, so he better pay for them.

MrsTinks

ckerrd wrote: »

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

sorry maybe I should have made it plainer - anyone is entitled to time off for whatever purpose so long as it's not to the detriment of the company. It's called annual leave. You can either be upfront about it (I always have been - I'm a rubbish liar and on a couple of occassions it's resulted in payrises lol) or make up an excuse. Say you need to have a couple of hours off to attend to a personal matter. If quizzed closer just say you don't feel comfortable discussing it - try to avoid outright lying...

ckerrd

MrsTine wrote: »

sorry maybe I should have made it plainer - anyone is entitled to time off for whatever purpose so long as it's not to the detriment of the company. It's called annual leave. You can either be upfront about it (I always have been - I'm a rubbish liar and on a couple of occassions it's resulted in payrises lol) or make up an excuse. Say you need to have a couple of hours off to attend to a personal matter. If quizzed closer just say you don't feel comfortable discussing it - try to avoid outright lying...

I see,thanks.

Anyone is of course entitled to ask for annual leave, however the employer need not grant it at that time.