Will I get paid this month??

TBagpuss

The fact that you've already provided most of the info via the portal *should* mean that they can get you on the system quickly and that you'll be on there before the cut off date of 10th.

However, rather than chasing HR I'd suggest that you plan on the assumption you won't be paid and then check on your first day.

getmore4less

You have to ask the right questions.

What's the pay period and the pay day, if I start on the xth which will be my first pay period/day.

Some places are quite proactive with new starters and get them in the system early.

If you have acces to handbooks it is probably in there, my guess is they operate calendar pay period.

Stressedtothemax95

I understand that side of things, its the fact Cut off date" means something different to everyone I thought because I start work on the 4/12 I would meet the deadline and therefore would be paid. This is how its worked for the majority of my jobs but this is my first tine working for a corporate company.

However after talking to my mum about it she says the cut off date means that anything you work over that date you dont get paid for till the following month.

Hence the reason I'm now doubting my earlier thought and wanted everyone elses opinions before I chased HR again.

Stressedtothemax95

I have asked the following questions which they have provided me and are in my original post.

Pay day: is last working day of the month
In december it is the 22nd

Cut off date is: 10th of every month. (This is what I am questioning cut off date seems to mean different things to different people. I originally thought it meant the cut off date for changes such as entering new employees, cut off for o/t, cut off for expenses etc. My mum however thinks its the date you get paid up to.)

Savvy_Sue

I hesitate to suggest that your mum might be wrong, but her understanding of cutoff date is IMO the less common one.

I'd suggest that as she is hourly paid, the cutoff date for her is BOTH the last date for submitting information AND the last date for which wages will be paid that month.

Most of us have a regular salary, but for the few who do overtime or on call, we don't pay that in the month when it was worked, we pay it a month after. That's because our cutoff means the last date on which we submit information, and there will be overtime and on call going on after that. We know what's supposed to be happening but sometimes things change.

So early next month I'll be collating information about new starters since our last cutoff date, and then overtime and on call worked in November.

ReadingTim

Stressedtothemax95 wrote: »

I have asked the following questions which they have provided me and are in my original post.

Pay day: is last working day of the month
In december it is the 22nd

Cut off date is: 10th of every month. (This is what I am questioning cut off date seems to mean different things to different people. I originally thought it meant the cut off date for changes such as entering new employees, cut off for o/t, cut off for expenses etc. My mum however thinks its the date you get paid up to.)

If PwC themselves have given contradictory answers, why on earth do you think random strangers on the internet can be any more accurate? And no matter what policies, procedures etc say, it's when the money actually hits your account that matters - nothing else. And the only people holding the purse strings are PwC. So in reality, only time will tell.

There's always a risk when changing jobs that your first wage packet will be a bit messed up, so it's a good idea to budget for it - as I said before, assume you're not going to be paid, and anything you do get is a bonus.

Anything more, and you are seeking an answer which simply doesn't exist, so just let it go.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Stressedtothemax95 wrote: »

I’m on a salary and my mum is paid by hour.

I would entirely disregard what is happening with your mother then. With all due respect to her, you are in different worlds.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Stressedtothemax95 wrote: »

I have asked the following questions which they have provided me and are in my original post.

Pay day: is last working day of the month
In december it is the 22nd

Cut off date is: 10th of every month. (This is what I am questioning cut off date seems to mean different things to different people. I originally thought it meant the cut off date for changes such as entering new employees, cut off for o/t, cut off for expenses etc. My mum however thinks its the date you get paid up to.)

It's 99% likely that your interpretation is correct. That is why you work at PWC and your mother works in a shop.

getmore4less

Stressedtothemax95 wrote: »

I have asked the following questions which they have provided me and are in my original post.

Pay day: is last working day of the month
In december it is the 22nd

Cut off date is: 10th of every month. (This is what I am questioning cut off date seems to mean different things to different people. I originally thought it meant the cut off date for changes such as entering new employees, cut off for o/t, cut off for expenses etc. My mum however thinks its the date you get paid up to.)

You still don't have the key bit of information the pay period.

cr1mson

This is how it would work for my old employer

Pay day last working day of month
Paid for full calendar month
In December paid week early but still paid for full calendar month
Overtime for previous calendar month submitted by 10th of following month also paid