SMP calculating the 90%

MrsBoat

I went on SMP the 10th december. So my december payslip is 1 week full pay and 90%. However I cannot really understand how they calculated it. I am not sure if the pension deductions are there or not but it seems too low.

I had a pay rise this year, which should have happened in May but was not done until august and my august pay slip included the backdated pay from may. But I think that they are calculating my weekly earnings for the 90% based on my old pay. Can they do this or can I request that the 90% are based on my current pay level which should have started in May?

Is there anyway I can check what I should get paid, the moneysavingexperts income tax checker does not show SMP?

chrisbur

MrsBoat wrote: »

I went on SMP the 10th december. So my december payslip is 1 week full pay and 90%. However I cannot really understand how they calculated it. I am not sure if the pension deductions are there or not but it seems too low.

I had a pay rise this year, which should have happened in May but was not done until august and my august pay slip included the backdated pay from may. But I think that they are calculating my weekly earnings for the 90% based on my old pay. Can they do this or can I request that the 90% are based on my current pay level which should have started in May?

Is there anyway I can check what I should get paid, the moneysavingexperts income tax checker does not show SMP?

The period over which the average is worked out is a fixed rule neither the employer nor the employee can choose the period. For a monthly paid employee who recieves wages at regular intervals it will be the last payday that falls on or before the Saturday of your qualifying week and the payday before that.