Worked One Day - Now Quite

YKay

To cut the story short, I started a job today and I am not going back tomorrow.

I will be ringing my employer tomorrow morning to say I will not be coming in again. Would I be able to still request a days pay? No forms was signed etc before I started working.

[Deleted User]

Probably not in my experience, sorry. There again nobody knows and they may just pay you esp if you gave bank details today?

Can you try to do a week? I have had employers more then happy to pay once a week has passed which is why I've suggested this. Both terminated myself and had employers do so in my time, once I couldn't believe it I had real reservations over use of excel in a job and was fortunate enough on the 5th day employer said go.

xapprenticex

Wow what happened? I did this once, attempted a 6pm till 6am job with only a 30min break in between with about 40 people crammed in a canteen built for 10. Agency work when I was younger, as I said, did one day then told then Agency "No thank you"

YKay

xapprenticex wrote: »

Wow what happened? I did this once, attempted a 6pm till 6am job with only a 30min break in between with about 40 people crammed in a canteen built for 10. Agency work when I was younger, as I said, did one day then told then Agency "No thank you"

Bad working conditions, and wanting me to carry out illegal work - not going into detail on here :mad:.

Savvy_Sue

Technically, you're entitled to be paid.

However, they can counter-claim against you for expenses incurred by you not turning up.

Worth the hassle? Unsure.

YKay

Ok, so I contacted the Boss today who was funny about it and put the phone down. I didn't get the chance to ask about the pay, but I am determined now to make sure he pays me.

If I am entitled to be paid, what is the best way to go about this? The end of the day I worked 8 Hours for his business out of my time ...

sangie595

YKay wrote: »

Ok, so I contacted the Boss today who was funny about it and put the phone down. I didn't get the chance to ask about the pay, but I am determined now to make sure he pays me.

If I am entitled to be paid, what is the best way to go about this? The end of the day I worked 8 Hours for his business out of my time ...

You were expecting a ticker tape parade, perhaps?

Can you prove that you worked there for the day? How?

TELLIT01

YKay wrote: »

Ok, so I contacted the Boss today who was funny about it and put the phone down. I didn't get the chance to ask about the pay, but I am determined now to make sure he pays me.

If I am entitled to be paid, what is the best way to go about this? The end of the day I worked 8 Hours for his business out of my time ...

From the reaction I suspect you won't get paid. I don't see what you can do to get the money. I believe there is a lower limit on value for going the route of the Small Claims Court. Even if you could go that route you would need some pretty solid evidence if you were claiming that the working conditions were unsafe and that you were required to carry out illegal work. If you are sure that there is illegal working going on you should speak to Trading Standards or the police.

[Deleted User]

YKay wrote: »

Ok, so I contacted the Boss today who was funny about it and put the phone down. I didn't get the chance to ask about the pay, but I am determined now to make sure he pays me.

If I am entitled to be paid, what is the best way to go about this? The end of the day I worked 8 Hours for his business out of my time ...

You could have worked longer or even to the end of probation.

I chose once to let more than a week go simply cos I would never have to declare, it was an experience alone I was glad to be out of.

Undervalued

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Technically, you're entitled to be paid.

However, they can counter-claim against you for expenses incurred by you not turning up.

Worth the hassle? Unsure.

Not in the absence of a contract (written or otherwise) requiring notice. The legal default, unless a contract requires more, is zero notice either way during the first month of employment.

I do agree though that it may not be worth the hassle.

Undervalued

TELLIT01 wrote: »

From the reaction I suspect you won't get paid. I don't see what you can do to get the money. I believe there is a lower limit on value for going the route of the Small Claims Court. Even if you could go that route you would need some pretty solid evidence if you were claiming that the working conditions were unsafe and that you were required to carry out illegal work. If you are sure that there is illegal working going on you should speak to Trading Standards or the police.

No you wouldn't.

As I explained in the previous post, in the absence of a contractual requirement for notice the OP was not obliged to give any during the first month of employment.

Therefore they do not need any reason for leaving and is is a simple claim for unpaid wages.

Whether it is worth the hassle is another matter.