is it ilegal to move a pay date forward without bringing the pay period forward too?

geordie_joe

Nick_C wrote: »

Yes. They can vary your Contract of Employment. You don't have to accept the variation, you can resign!

https://www.gov.uk/your-employment-contract-how-it-can-be-changed

http://www.gannons.co.uk/expertise/contracts/employment-contracts/altering-employment-terms/

Nick_C

I've worked for for two employers - both London councils - who unilaterally imposed contractual changes on their employees.

The ACAS advice states "If you cannot reach agreement with your employees you can serve notice to terminate the existing contract and offer the employee re-engagement on the new terms. This should be considered only after full and thorough consultation with employees and their representatives and treated as a last resort.
By doing this you will be dismissing the employee and it is important that you follow a fair dismissal process and offer the employee the right of appeal against their dismissal. Your employee may make a claim to an Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal. It would be for the Employment Tribunal to decide whether or not the dismissal was fair or unfair"

http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/8/6/Varying-a-contract-of-employment-accessible-version.pdf

geordie_joe

Nick_C wrote: »

I've worked for for two employers - both London councils - who unilaterally imposed contractual changes on their employees.

The ACAS advice states "If you cannot reach agreement with your employees you can serve notice to terminate the existing contract and offer the employee re-engagement on the new terms. This should be considered only after full and thorough consultation with employees and their representatives and treated as a last resort.
By doing this you will be dismissing the employee and it is important that you follow a fair dismissal process and offer the employee the right of appeal against their dismissal. Your employee may make a claim to an Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal. It would be for the Employment Tribunal to decide whether or not the dismissal was fair or unfair"

http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/8/6/Varying-a-contract-of-employment-accessible-version.pdf

Not exactly "Yes. They can vary your Contract of Employment. You don't have to accept the variation, you can resign!" is it?

sax11

you missed this post before the 'edit'

basically, usually paid 7th of a month for the months previous work, now the employer is changing it to the 21st for the month previous.

Was complaining about 2 extra weeks and not being paid for it.

Mountain - molehill.

geordie_joe

sax11 wrote: »

you missed this post before the 'edit'

basically, usually paid 7th of a month for the months previous work, now the employer is changing it to the 21st for the month previous.

Was complaining about 2 extra weeks and not being paid for it.

Mountain - molehill.

I think you need to clarify exactly what you mean. For example, do you mean you get paid on 7th Feb for the period 1st to 31st Jan, or do you mean you get paid on 7th Feb for the period 6th Jan to 6th Feb.

Either way, it will only be the first time that you have to wait an extra two weeks for your pay, after that it will come on the 21st of each month.

Nick_C

geordie_joe wrote: »

Not exactly "Yes. They can vary your Contract of Employment. You don't have to accept the variation, you can resign!" is it?

In a nutshell, that's the situation, although to answer the original question it may not be legal, that would be for an IT to decide.

Kite2010

Let me guess, you are monthly paid, and instead of getting paid on the 31st December, your company bought the date forward to the 20th or 23rd Dec?

December's early pay is good and bad, good that the money is in the bank earlier, bad that you have to wait 5/6 weeks before the 31st January.