Back dated pay

Brownie35

Hi,
My partner has been told that her pay will go up in October but her start date was in April. Wouldn't that mean that she would be due a back payment of the difference dating back to April?

Thanks

gettingtheresometime

Do you mean her pay will increase in October 2018?


Does she get paid the minimum wage as that's usually when it goes up.


Wouldn't have thought it would be back dated if either is the case though

ohreally

Not unless there is some provision for retrospective implementation of rise.

TELLIT01

Brownie35 wrote: »

Hi,
My partner has been told that her pay will go up in October but her start date was in April. Wouldn't that mean that she would be due a back payment of the difference dating back to April?

Thanks

You seem to be making the assumption that everybodies pay increase takes place from April which isn't the case. If the pay rise takes effect in October that's when her pay will increase. There is no reason to expect backdating.

Brownie35

Hi,
Yes a pay increase in October.
It must depend on where you work as i know that where i work they will back date it to the beginning of April if we agreed to the pay after that period.

Thanks

No i havent assumed anything, was wondering as our fixed date of a pay increase happens in April but if negotiations go on then we will get backdated pay up the 1st of April.


Thanks

shortcrust

We don’t know. If she works somewhere with a similar set up to you then it’ll be backdated. Lots of places (perhaps most?) don’t work like that though.

marliepanda

Brownie35 wrote: »

Hi,
Yes a pay increase in October.
It must depend on where you work as i know that where i work they will back date it to the beginning of April if we agreed to the pay after that period.

Thanks

No i havent assumed anything, was wondering as our fixed date of a pay increase happens in April but if negotiations go on then we will get backdated pay up the 1st of April.


Thanks

Thats usually the case where the increase is 'for' April, and hasnt been agreed upon by April. They don't make staff lose out because negotiations took too long.

If something is from October, then its from October.

General_Grant

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

Do you mean her pay will increase in October 2018?


Does she get paid the minimum wage as that's usually when it goes up.


Wouldn't have thought it would be back dated if either is the case though

October used to be the time for NMW to increase but it has been changed to 1 April for some time now.

TELLIT01

Brownie35 wrote: »

Hi,

No i havent assumed anything, was wondering as our fixed date of a pay increase happens in April but if negotiations go on then we will get backdated pay up the 1st of April.


Thanks

In that situation I would expect it to be backdated to April. I've seen it happen on numerous occasions where the employer and unions can't come to an agreement before the due date.

minty777

Can I ask this query regarding back pay

If you leave a company should you get back pay after you leave?for example,the pay rise was due and payable from the 1st June.I left the company at the end of September and the pay rise was agreed in October.Am I legally entitled,even though I left at the end of September to the back pay from 1st June to the end of September.All other employees who are still working there have got the back pay from 1st June?

comeandgo

Is there anything in the company handbook? I know in that scenario I would not get back pay as I have to be an employee at the time of payment.