Walked out after 11months of employment

PlutoinCapricorn

Have you got a contract of employment? Does it mention an annual salary or an hourly rate? If it says you are paid by the clock, unfortunately no work means no pay.

gettingtheresometime

I was once told that if you continued working after a variation to your contract had occurred (such as being paid late) then it was considered that you'd agreed to the variation.

I would suspect you'd be paid for the week you've already worked but I wouldn't hold my breath for the holiday pay - wasn't there a thread on mse many moons where the employee who hadn't given sufficient notice was being sued for the extra costs involved of hiring a temp?

Wouldn't hold your breath for JSA either

xHannahx

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

- wasn't there a thread on mse many moons where the employee who hadn't given sufficient notice was being sued for the extra costs involved of hiring a temp?

Haven't seen it, but not serving your notice period is you breaching contract so would imagine the employer can recover additional costs incurred by your breach.

1940sGal

maka wrote: »

Well keyboard warrior if you are able to read it does say we were told to go home as all the work had either been completed or no work left to do. So if you have come here just for attention may I suggest to go and find someone else to annoy as u want be getting another response from me you muppet

Hate to break it to you but whether you leave early by choice or not, unless it is stated in your contract that you will be paid for 37.5 hours regardless, then you are not going to get paid for the times you left early. I've had it in the past. It's not great but it happens. Like someone else said, if your employer has got no work for you to do then they are not likely to pay you to sit around doing nothing.

You'd have to check your contract but it seems daft to me that you'd expect to get paid for times you weren't there. Unless it's in your contract.

KiKi

The OP states he's contracted to 37.5 hours, so he is entitled to that pay. Being sent home early doesn't negate this.

1940sGal

KiKi wrote: »

The OP states he's contracted to 37.5 hours, so he is entitled to that pay. Being sent home early doesn't negate this.

Being contracted to work those hours is not necessarily the same thing as being contracted to be paid those hours, regardless of whether they work them or not.

I've had jobs in the past where I've been sent home due to lack of work and didn't get paid for the hours I wasn't there. How many companies do you know would pay you for not being at work? What if there wasn't any work for a few days, or a whole week? Would the OP still expect to be paid for a whole week, regardless of the fact they didn't work it?

Besides all this though, if the OP has walked out without giving any notice, chances are they are in breach of the contract anyway so it would be a bit rich trying to challenge said contract.

1940sGal

I'm contracted to work those hours too. But no where in my contract does it state 'you will be paid for these hours regardless of whether you work or not'.

Isn't that everyone's dream job? To take home full pay even for hours you've not worked? Where do i sign up?

Southend1

If you are contracted to work 37.5 hours and are ready and willing to work those hours, you are entitled to be paid for them regardless whether the employer provides any work for you to do.

Contact your union rep, if you are a member, and s/he will help you to claim what you are due.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Rule of BoP. Time sheet signed Monday. Paid Friday. I return Monday.

No pay on Friday. Goodbye.

shortcrust

1940sGal wrote: »

Being contracted to work those hours is not necessarily the same thing as being contracted to be paid those hours, regardless of whether they work them or not.

I've had jobs in the past where I've been sent home due to lack of work and didn't get paid for the hours I wasn't there. How many companies do you know would pay you for not being at work? What if there wasn't any work for a few days, or a whole week? Would the OP still expect to be paid for a whole week, regardless of the fact they didn't work it?

Besides all this though, if the OP has walked out without giving any notice, chances are they are in breach of the contract anyway so it would be a bit rich trying to challenge said contract.

Wow, you've worked for some seriously bad employers.

As others have said, if you're ready, willing and able to work you have to be paid for your contracted hours. If this wasn't the case we'd all effectively be on zero hours contracts.