Payrise problems.. Where do I stand?

cmjohnson_86

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, wasn't sure where to put this thread. So please move if need be.

Well basically Ive been looking at getting a pay rise for the last few months and finally my boss had a word with me around the 10th December confirming my hourly rate would rise by 70p per hour, beginning at the start of the new week. But its now almost a month later and it still hasnt gone up. I have had words with him each week when it hadn't gone up, first he forgot to change it on the computer and then his excuses were, payroll have forgot to change it and then there on xmas holiday etc etc. Im starting to get very annoyed as it seems to me that they have been waiting for my hours to be cut down from the busy xmas period to the quiet new years months, which is out of order imo.

So today I asked about getting what im owed back dated, he's going to speak to me in a bit when I go back to work. Anyone know if I have the right to claim them back.

Im hoping he'll do the right thing and say yes, as its not my fault and its probably around £200 they owe me now.

Any help/tips is appreciated. Thanks

hjb123

Have you got anything in writing to say that it is going to go up?

Astaroth

If you have been told a set date it will take effect from then it should be back dated to then. The problem can be if they deny giving a date unless you have it in writing. By the sounds of it your boss is reasonable enough if a little tardy so as long as you dont come across too confrontational then I doubt there will be a problem (other than timescales)

Luvly.cuppa.T

A verbal agreement is still as good as a writen one, only thing, like Astaroth says,if you haven't any witnesses it could be denied.
Again as Astaroth says, you agreed on a date when the pay rise would commence, so you are entitled to that amount from that date.

You can take this further in law with a grievance , which will mean that you will need to write to his manager, as you clearly aren't getting anywhere with boss #1. It can get messy when you are still working there, but even if you leave , you are still entitlied to be back paid. However you need to claim within 3 months of this happening for a tribunal hearing, so always bear this in mind if you think that the company won't help you out.

Things ,may have worked out for you by talking to him, so fingers crossed it has. If not then you can start the grievance proceedure, or give him warning that you will take it further , if you think that this might help. If you do want to follow the grievance proceedure you need to clearly state that it is a grievance, write your case, with all dates and witnesses included. They then have 28 days to contact you and set up a meeting where the aim is to sort it out! You can appeal, and you can go to tribunal.

What do you think you will do? And how has it gone tonight?

cmjohnson_86

Thanks for the response's, he was a little busy tonight so I left it, but he's in tommorow so will have a good chat with him them. I cant see him denying when he said it will go through, if anything he'l come up with some !!!! and bull story about it not being his fault and theres nothing he can do about it, what should I say if this is his response?

Savvy_Sue

cmjohnson_86 wrote:

what should I say if this is his response?

Either "I'll get in touch with ACAS then and see if that response is reasonable, shall I?"

OR

Phone ACAS and say "Well I've phoned ACAS and their view is that your response is unreasonable and wrong in law, so where shall we go from here?"

https://www.acas.org.uk - they have a free helpline.