mistreated by agency - not being paid, unfair dismissal etc

Jarndyce

Hammyman wrote: »

Suing is a civil matter. A tribuneral carries severe consequences.

What do you base this statement on exactly?

The consequences of a tribunal are no more severe than a civil court - indeed as the amount of compensation available in a civil court is unlimited, I would say the opposite is true.

KiKi

V_Debt wrote: »

I got 2 payslips, 1 for the 2 days and one for the 2 days and the 5 days for the following week. The first payslip for the 2 days had tax and ni come off it. Then the next one, the 2 days and the 5 days were taxed and nied. They then took the net amount they paid me from the first week for the 2 days off the net for the 5 and 2 days together.

Then that's correct. For ease of calculation, let's assume you earn £50 a day, with figures rounded.


If they'd done it separately:

Payslip 1
2 days: £100
After tax (20%) and NI (12%): £68

Payslip 2
5 days: £250
After tax and NI: £170

TOTAL for both payslips SHOULD be: £238


What they did:

Payslip 1
2 days: £100
After tax (20%) and NI (12%): £68

Payslip 2
2 + 5 days: £350
After tax and NI: £238
MINUS the first payslip: £170 (£238 net minus £68 net)

TOTAL for both payslips IS: £238


This isn't about getting numbers correcting, but pointing out that the principle of what they've done is correct. You may owe them an apology...

KiKi

V_Debt

Im not self employed or under an umbrella company. They tried to push going onto an umbrella onto me.

Kiki - its not that simple.

I havent got the payslips infront of me but roughly it went like this..

payslip 1: gross for 2 days £190
tax and ni: around £9 tax and 6 ni
net: £174

payslip 2: £580 for 2 days and 5 days together
tax and ni: £87 tax and £52 ni
net: £440 minus the £174 from previous week = £266 for a 60 hour week??

are you saying this is right?

to put it briefly this is how I think it should have went..

first week same as above..£190, £174 net
second week £406, £321 net

means that i was underpaid by around £55, all because they tried to put me onto an umbrella company slyly without my permission!