Paid less, advice needed!

Guro

I’ve been working for a company for three weeks now, during the interview and in the job advertisement it was stated that the starting wage was £7 an hour. However upon receiving my wage packet I noticed I was only paid £6.19 an hour. I work 42 hour weeks and this makes a huge difference to me.

At first I believed this was a mistake, however upon talking to someone who started at the same time as me I have discovered that they were rung prior their start date and informed that the company could no longer afford to pay them £7 as anticipated and asked if it was OK that they was paid £6.19, they felt they had no choice but to say yes.

Hopefully I will be talking to the manager on Monday, can anyone offer me some advice on how to approach this? I feel that because I have not got a contract yet that I will have no rights. I love my job, I’m a recent graduate and feel this is a fantastic first stepping stone in my career. I’m just afraid if I disagree with this situation too much, I could lose my job, however I don’t want to be a push over. (To be honest I feel that the drop in pay was planned all along, people who are already working at the company are earning £6.19, why would new starters be on more )

anamenottaken

My view:
Your employment contract is for £7/hour.
When you speak with your manager on Monday, say you realise that payroll made a mistake and would your manager please get them to correct it.
If they don't agree, come back here to let us know.

MissSarah1972

The advert and what they offered you the job at are two totally different things. What rate was the job offer made to you at?

marybelle01

Unpalatable as it may be - you have been there three weeks. Do you want to make it to four?

If you love the work and it's a stepping stone - treat it as such. You have just had a valuable lesson in the world of work. Don't forget it. Employers don't care about you. So you don't owe them anything either.