Being forced into leaving the job

steampowered

If a company is on the brink and has lots of creditors, it is sometimes a matter of 'whoever shouts loudest gets paid first'. It may be worth saying that you will stop work if you don't get paid immediately, perhaps even threatening to sue or even putting in a small claim for the outstanding wages.

This will move you towards the front of their queue of outstanding debts to be paid ... although in the meantime I'd still be looking for another job!!!

I'm not sure you'll get 60 days holiday pay ... my understanding is that there isn't a legal right to carry it over from one year to the next.

Doshwaster

I'd start looking for another job immediately and then worry about the legal situation afterwards. I've walked away from significant redundancy packages before as once the ship starts sinking the best thing you can do is jump to safety.

bretts

Hi

Thanks a lot for all the replies, just wanted to clear one thing, there are still few people here sitting at 200k+ jobs and they are getting paid so its not sure if the company will definitely go bust, the management is not clear and they are probably not required by law to make things clear to me which is fair enough, I am only worried that I might loose my salary and expenses done for the chairman of the company. I have accepted the offer in other place already and not waiting for them to go bust, but my only concern is my money stuck with them. Had it not been the case I would have just stopped working at end of this month and put the reason for leaving as due to non payment of my salary on time and hence breach of contract, this is what the lawyer of our company did so he said I could get out without giving a notice. The contract does state that I should be handing my notice in but if i do so they will definitely never pay me anything(which is what they have done with everyone who has left so far after giving in proper notice), I was going to try to use the next month to push them as hard as possible to pay me else I will not be able to continue as effectively I am paying to come in and travelling in london is not cheap.

bretts

Hi

I have accepted an offer somewhere else and I will be starting there next month. After a big fight with management they did pay me my salary but I know this will keep on going. The owner of the business and the business itself owes me some money as expenses that I mentioned earlier. I am going to ask them to pay me else I will stop coming in to work. They need me desperately to stay as I have spoken to them about leaving and they have panicked earlier. But if they do not pay me, can I hold on to all the passwords till they pay me in full or am I not allowed to do that. That is the only thing I can use for them to pay me, I know references are important but I dont see this company going beyond 2 months.

sangie595

You mean, is it OK to blackmail my employer by keeping something that belongs to them? I think you know the answer to that! Two wrongs do not make a right.

bretts

Hi

Thanks for the reply, but are they right to keep my money and not pay me as I know if I give them everything they will not pay me and it is a big amount. I know that's why you said two wrongs dont make a right but its sad to know I cant do anything except put a case against them in which chances of me winning are very less as they might end up going down sooner or later.