How to make sure final gross pay is correct?

wychelm

Could anyone suggest the best way to check that my final gross pay is correct upon leaving a company after being there for only a short time? I want to make sure I've been paid everything I'm owed including holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice etc. I thought of going to a local book-keeper who does payroll to ask them to calculate what I should've been paid, but obviously that will cost money! Help please!

Savvy_Sue

I can't see that a book-keeper can do the job without the information you need to do it yourself ...

1. establish how many 'normal' hours you are due to be paid for.

2. establish how many hours PILON you are entitled to

3. work out your holiday entitlement: if your employer gives the statutory minimum then you are entitled to 12.07% of your hours worked as holidays. Take off any holidays you've already had. Job done.

Just to point out that you may not be entitled to PILON if you were dismissed for gross misconduct. Not saying you were, just saying.

wychelm

I'm not sure how to work out my hourly or even daily rate of pay. All I know is what my annual salary was going to be, so what do I divide that by to find my daily rate? Is it as simple as divide by 260?

wychelm

Okay I followed the instructions above and came to the same figure (more or less) that I had been paid, so thanks very much for your help.

Savvy_Sue

wychelm wrote: »

I'm not sure how to work out my hourly or even daily rate of pay. All I know is what my annual salary was going to be, so what do I divide that by to find my daily rate? Is it as simple as divide by 260?

wychelm wrote: »

Okay I followed the instructions above and came to the same figure (more or less) that I had been paid, so thanks very much for your help.

I'm glad you got there. Thing is, dividing by 260 only gives your daily rate if you work 5 days pw, so you begin to see why a bookkeeper can't do it without the information you need to DIY!