Wage

Buzzard1985

My contract has 54 hrs per week and payslip same.

Yet I do 48 hrs one week 60 the next.  Repeat.

Wage slip doesn't show hours- just total income.  Then deductions.

On a 5 week concerned I will be underpaid.  Was told it will work out.        54 hours is stated as that's the average.                   This sound abnormal ?

JamoLew

Over 12 months you will do:
26 x 48hrs and 26 x 60 hours and get paid 52 x 54 hours (i assume you get paid weekly)
so annually the maths works, HOWEVER this does not factor in annual leave

TBagpuss

Does your contract say you are paid hourly? 

Brynsam

Buzzard1985 said:

My contract has 54 hrs per week and payslip same.

Yet I do 48 hrs one week 60 the next.  Repeat.

Wage slip doesn't show hours- just total income.  Then deductions.

On a 5 week concerned I will be underpaid.  Was told it will work out.        54 hours is stated as that's the average.                   This sound abnormal ?

A 5 week what?

chrisbur

Buzzard1985 said:

My contract has 54 hrs per week and payslip same.

Yet I do 48 hrs one week 60 the next.  Repeat.

Wage slip doesn't show hours- just total income.  Then deductions.

On a 5 week concerned I will be underpaid.  Was told it will work out.        54 hours is stated as that's the average.                   This sound abnormal ?

Only if you pick a five week period that has 2 at 48 and 3 at 60; if you pick 3 at 48 and 2 at 60 you are overpaid.  If you pick an even number of each it will average 54
If you can best to take your holidays when scheduled for 60 hour week

Xbigman

chrisbur said:

Buzzard1985 said:

My contract has 54 hrs per week and payslip same.

Yet I do 48 hrs one week 60 the next.  Repeat.

Wage slip doesn't show hours- just total income.  Then deductions.

On a 5 week concerned I will be underpaid.  Was told it will work out.        54 hours is stated as that's the average.                   This sound abnormal ?

Only if you pick a five week period that has 2 at 48 and 3 at 60; if you pick 3 at 48 and 2 at 60 you are overpaid.  If you pick an even number of each it will average 54
If you can best to take your holidays when scheduled for 60 hour week

If its 4 * 12 one week and 5 * 12 the next (or any system with even shift lengths) then there's no advantage to taking holidays on any particular week, its a matter of personal preference. IE you get more 4 day holidays than 5 days, but they are a day shorter. 

There are other ramifications of this sort of system but without knowing the exact shift pattern I would be guessing.


Darren

mumtothree1990

My husband is self employed and I do all of the paperwork, book keeping, website and advertising etc. Is he able to pay me say £60 a week for this? If so, is it as simple as me setting up as self employed and him declaring the money paid out as an expense on his tax return? He is a sole trader.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

thank you