Opened my payslip without me knowing..???

Valli

AP007 wrote: »

All they need to know is that SOMEONE opened it to report it.

And again; I'm not suggesting that the OP doesn't report it or complain. I am however, suggesting that the OP doesn't accuse any particular person of doing the opening; not least because the payslip has been left lying around where ANY employee could have had access to it.

ValHaller

ILW wrote: »

Managers, supervisors etc could well be allowed to see you pay details. All depends on company policy.

Via company data systems. Not by opening the payslip.

AP007

ILW wrote: »

Managers, supervisors etc could well be allowed to see you pay details. All depends on company policy.

that depends on company policy. My manager didn't even know what I was on till I left.

StacFace

Does anywhere actually hand them out personally and properly control it? From mine and friends' experiences of working in a few big companies each the payslips were always openly available in the staffroom, whether in a box in the corner or just chucked on the table and left until you picked them up. I'd always assumed everywhere does it, or at least everywhere in retail.

blodwyn_t

I don't agree with Valli's advice - this is illegal and the onus is on her to prove that she DID speak to you, rather than the other way round. This falls within data protection legislation and whichever way you look at it, it's not right. If you want to continue working there, you should also address the way she treats you. Make some notes about what she does, what she says etc. with dates. And then ask her boss or HR Department if you can discuss this matter. You need to keep emotion out of it - stick to the facts only. So you can't say things like "I don't think she likes me because she does not converse with me but chats with everyone else". You need to have specific information which might state something like "On such and such a date, I asked a questions relating to ... and I was told that my supervisor was too busy to help." or "on ... (date) I greeted my supervisor politely and was ignored". She is bullying you and it is not acceptable. Bear in mind that if she really does not like you, and is friends with the boss, she might find a way to put in a complaint about you, so start keeping notes in case you are in a position where you have to defend yourself. That's why I recommend you act first. Do you have a union or staff representative or someone like that? Ask if they can be present at the meeting, just as a witness (they will probably not be allowed to speak but could take notes for you). Good luck!

Funky_Bold_Ribena

blodwyn_t wrote: »

I don't agree with Valli's advice - this is illegal and the onus is on her to prove that she DID speak to you, rather than the other way round. This falls within data protection legislation and whichever way you look at it, it's not right. If you want to continue working there, you should also address the way she treats you. Make some notes about what she does, what she says etc. with dates. And then ask her boss or HR Department if you can discuss this matter. You need to keep emotion out of it - stick to the facts only. So you can't say things like "I don't think she likes me because she does not converse with me but chats with everyone else". You need to have specific information which might state something like "On such and such a date, I asked a questions relating to ... and I was told that my supervisor was too busy to help." or "on ... (date) I greeted my supervisor politely and was ignored". She is bullying you and it is not acceptable. Bear in mind that if she really does not like you, and is friends with the boss, she might find a way to put in a complaint about you, so start keeping notes in case you are in a position where you have to defend yourself. That's why I recommend you act first. Do you have a union or staff representative or someone like that? Ask if they can be present at the meeting, just as a witness (they will probably not be allowed to speak but could take notes for you). Good luck!

The fact is that the OP doesn't know who opened it - just that it was opened.

Which is exactly what Valli and others [including me] are saying.

ILW

Why is everybody assuming it was an illegal act?

Funky_Bold_Ribena

ILW wrote: »

Why is everybody assuming it was an illegal act?

Because Private and Confidential means...'private' and 'confidential'.

Otherwise payslips would not be in envelopes marked 'private and confidential'.

And if someone has been paid incorrectly, surely it is up to them to take it up with payroll, not for anyone to open their payslip without permission.

ILW

Funky_Bold_Ribena wrote: »

Because Private and Confidential means...'private' and 'confidential'.

Otherwise payslips would not be in envelopes marked 'private and confidential'.

And if someone has been paid incorrectly, surely it is up to them to take it up with payroll, not for anyone to open their payslip without permission.

Many companies allow managers to see an employees payslips for various reasons. This may or may not be the case here.

Funky_Bold_Ribena

ILW wrote: »

Many companies allow managers to see an employees payslips for various reasons. This may or may not be the case here.

I've never met a company that 'lets managers see employees' payslips'. And I've worked in, or with many. And it's obviously not common in the OP's company or they wouldn't have been particularly bothered enough to ask on here.