9 weeks unpaid wages

nattyuk

hi can anybody offer any advice im new to all this well here go 's

I started work for a cleaning company on the 27th feb
we handed time sheets in on the 25th of every month and i was told i'd get paid about 7 days later however payment dates were
5th aprill
8th may
12th june
10th july

on august the 10th i rang the office once again and they said they were having banking troubles and would be sorted in a few days
i must have rang them another 20 times over the course of the next couple of weeks and was given one excuse after another,computer issues banking issues, company takeover,more banking issues due to the takeover i was always told on each phonecall it would only be couple of days so on the 22nd august i'd had enough i handed in my notice saying i would work till the end of the week so my last day would be the 24th august my manager rang me the mornin after saying please change your mind we are going to pay you this week i said no i didnt believe them, so on the 24th august i handed in my final timesheet with a letter detailing how much they owe me £896 and i expected payment in full by the 31st august giving them 7 days or i would seek legal advice .acas rang them on 31st and they told acas same stuff they told me about bank problems and said it would be 3-4 weeks acas seemed to except this however this was no good to me and to be honest didnt find acas very helpfull at all so i went to the solicitors and got them to send a notice of intention of enforcement action which also gave them another 7 days this has now passed any sugestions what i could do next and .the quickest way to get my cash

MissSarah1972

Small claims court

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/law_e/law_legal_system_e/law_taking_legal_action_e/small_claims.htm#Types_of_case_dealt_with_in_the_small_cl

nattyuk

thanks ill have a look

nattyuk

am i write in thinking to got to court i will have to pay and wont be refuned by my employer

purplepardalis

What kind of contract do you have? Are you an employee of this company? Or are you self employed? Do you have a contract of employment?

sweetme

You will have to pay to lodge a small claims but you can seek expenses back.

MissSarah1972

Not too sure but I think it's about £50 to file a claim.

Why not write to the emplyer and give them 7 days to pay in full and say if not they leave you with no other choice of taking it to court.

Then during the 7 days you give them look into the court thing.

nattyuk

i dont have a contract i kept asking for one but always had an excuse
i dont want to issue another letter as i have already sent 2
going to go to my cab office on monday and see if they will help me fill in court documents so i can issue summons

nattyuk

i have not seen anywhere on the following link adviceguide.org that i can claim any court costs back

MissSarah1972

nattyuk wrote: »

i dont have a contract i kept asking for one but always had an excuse
i dont want to issue another letter as i have already sent 2
going to go to my cab office on monday and see if they will help me fill in court documents so i can issue summons

Asking is not the same as telling them they have to pay you.

You TELL THEM this is a 7 days letter and failure to comply will result in court action. In these 7 days you go to the CAB get the forms filled in and on the 8th day file at the court! Easy!

Send everything though by recorded delivery

nattyuk

ok thanks for your advice