Paid Below National Minimum Wage

Legacy_user

I was working below the minimum wage as I am 20.

HappyMJ

anthonyuk95 wrote: »

I was working in a cocktail bar for the past 7 months earning £5 an hour. However, this is clearly below the minimum wage as I am 20.

I asked my employer about this salary and he said that it was because I was being taxed and I would be able to receive a tax refund of HMRC in the new tax year.

HMRC have confirmed that I am due no tax refund, and that tax hasn't been submitted from my wages.

My wage slips just state the amount per month earned in salary, with no specified hours making them distinctively cryptic.

How can I proceed with this situation, and receive the money back which has been deducted from my wages each month, and I was totally convinced that I was paying tax and it would be awarded back to me.

Have you got a P60 yet? That will show what tax has been deducted which you can use to get the tax back from the HMRC.

Are you doing an apprenticeship? They can pay you a much smaller amount if you attend college doing a course whilst working. Are you doing a course in Hospitality maybe?

pogofish

anthonyuk95 wrote: »

I was working in a cocktail bar for the past 7 months earning £5 an hour. However, this is clearly below the minimum wage as I am 20.

I asked my employer about this salary and he said that it was because I was being taxed and I would be able to receive a tax refund of HMRC in the new tax year.

HMRC have confirmed that I am due no tax refund, and that tax hasn't been submitted from my wages.

My wage slips just state the amount per month earned in salary, with no specified hours making them distinctively cryptic.

How can I proceed with this situation, and receive the money back which has been deducted from my wages each month, and I was totally convinced that I was paying tax and it would be awarded back to me.

This has nothing to do with credit cards - Maybe try posting in the Employment Forum instead?

humphrd

Actually as you are under 21 the minimum wage was probably lower think around £5.30 an hour. Depending on the hours you may not have earned enough to pay tax ? HMRC should be able to tell you earnings in the tax year. But pogofish is right employment forum would be the best place to post.

Darksparkle

As mentioned, NMW is £5.30 for your age.

If you do not believe you are being paid NMW then report them. HMRC has a department that deals with it.

Do you have any records of the hours you work?

cheesetoast

Do you have a contract? Surely that lists your hourly wage?