Last Payslip Mispayment -Do I have rights?

spark38

Hi All,

I have recently left a job due to HR issues - I had a bad back and when I request a smaller laptop (much lighter as we are required to carry them home every evening) was called a liar and then once I had spoken to the HR director (and cried because I was so upset) no further action was taken despite 2 managers knowing and it being an action which was never completed on the DSE assessment form.

In my notice period I was forced to take 6 days sickness due to a bad back. The first period (4 days) I emailed my boss and although this was not correct procedure according to the HR policy, she acknowledged this and accepted it. On the 3rd day of sickness, she informed me (by email) that I must call in each day and on the 4th day I called her but didnt catch her so left a voicemail. When I returned she did not say anything and this sickness period was put on the system and approved.

I then had a management change and my boss is located in Ireland. I had a bad back again on my last 2 days of work and so emailed him as I am not willing to call abroad to report sickness. He again confirmed via email this was ok.

I received my final payslip and finance informed me (after requesting this) that 1.5 days holiday pay and 0.5 days unpaid leave has been deducted as requested by HR. I did not receive anything in writing to confirm this however since disputing this, HR have produced a letter saying that this will be deducted from my final pay and insist that it was sent by internal post and returned to reception as I did not attend work. However in her email she has also said this was confirmed with my manager however it is clear that she has checked with my old manager and not the new manager (she stated the gender!).

They also now are insisting that I owe them 4 additional days pay for the earlier period of sickness and have produced a letter (dated today!) to say that this will be deducted from my final pay (which has already been paid). The reason is that I did not follow the correct procedure however this was no brought up by either my manager or HR on my return to work.

Im so angry at them for deciding to do this but I have a long list of examples where they seem to do what they please. Do I have any case against them to
1. Not pay the additional 4 days
2. Get my money back for the unpaid leave and 1.5 days holiday that was deducted
3. Follow up on the issues on my back which they ignored (mainly the DSE assessment which clearly states an action to issue a smaller laptop and I have felt victimized at work).

I have contact the HR directors manager to summarise the issues however the additional 4 days has been added to their response since then.

Any advice or tips are more than welcome!!

Thanks

Savvy_Sue

1. did you not know what the procedure was for reporting sick leave? did you have some reason for not following it? By refusing to make a call 'abroad' you seem to have lost more than the cost of the call.

2. if you 'owed' them the unpaid leave and the 1.5 days' leave then you do not have a leg to stand on there.

3. while you were there, raising a grievance might have had some point. Now you've left, rather less.