When after I leave would I be paid my accrued holiday?

kiwi_86

I left my old job after handing in my one weeks notice and I have now been given my final week's pay. However, I was advised by the payroll lady that I have accrued 12 days holiday which has not been taken. She advised that this could be paid with my final pay (it wasn't) or the following Thursday, but sounded vague. I am very keen to know what with the Christmas season upon us. (I get paid weekly). I was under the impression any outstanding accrued holiday should be paid in your final week's pay ? So I find this a bit strange. It would be good to hear from someone else who left a job where the pay was weekly- did you get your accrued hol paid to you separately the week after your last weekly pay? Clarifications extremely welcomed !

Baffled

McKneff

I would normally expect it with the last weeks pay but payroll would probably be extremely busy at this time of year. So it may have been overlooked. See what you get into your bank this week, you should also receive your P45 and another payslip outlining in the post. Check your bank on your normal payday and if it isn't there, and you haven't received your P45 in the post, then just chase it up.]


It's not illegal, but It happens. There is no reason why you shouldn't get it really

AP007

kiwi_86 wrote: »

I left my old job after handing in my one weeks notice and I have now been given my final week's pay. However, I was advised by the payroll lady that I have accrued 12 days holiday which has not been taken. She advised that this could be paid with my final pay (it wasn't) or the following Thursday, but sounded vague. I am very keen to know what with the Christmas season upon us. (I get paid weekly). I was under the impression any outstanding accrued holiday should be paid in your final week's pay ? So I find this a bit strange. It would be good to hear from someone else who left a job where the pay was weekly- did you get your accrued hol paid to you separately the week after your last weekly pay? Clarifications extremely welcomed !

Baffled

There is no reason for the holiday not to be paid with the final pay. Did you get a P45 with the final pay?

kiwi_86

Hi thank you for the messages, I have been advised that it takes them 4 weeks to issue a P45. I would understand, but the pay is weekly not monthly. Its frustrating because the payroll woman is on holiday until 6th Jan and she said I could possibly get the holiday paid to me on the 2nd, next Thurs. I tried to contact payroll today as its a business day but there was no one there to deal with pay enquiries until she comes back. Fingers crossed not going to be waiting for the 2nd for nothing. Skint !

AP007

kiwi_86 wrote: »

Hi thank you for the messages, I have been advised that it takes them 4 weeks to issue a P45. I would understand, but the pay is weekly not monthly. Its frustrating because the payroll woman is on holiday until 6th Jan and she said I could possibly get the holiday paid to me on the 2nd, next Thurs. I tried to contact payroll today as its a business day but there was no one there to deal with pay enquiries until she comes back. Fingers crossed not going to be waiting for the 2nd for nothing. Skint !

There is no reason a P45 takes 4 weeks unless they only do leavers monthly but since you haven't been paid in full yet I wouldn't worry.

What did the contract say about pay when you leave?

How are you skint? Did you not have another job to go to?

kiwi_86

Well yeah basically the new job I am going to told me several times that all of my references had gone through and as my CRB had also gone through they said to hand in notice with past employer. Then new employer did u turn at last minute and said references had not gone through. (When I'd already worked my notice).

It then took new employer several weeks to actually get references and a start date of 7th Jan (so starting off the new year missing what would be a week's pay)...

In regards to contract, I'm currently away at home on my Christmas holiday and my contract is in my flat in another city so it's not to hand.

When you say not to worry as I haven't been paid in full- sorry to be dense, but already been paid my last weeks wages for the old job- do you mean the holiday won't be paid until I get p45? In that case I wonder why the payroll person said it could be next week...Makes no sense. I'm hoping it would be with me a lot sooner than that, especially as pay was weekly. Seems they are over complicating proceedings