Help please! New job and wage slip.

katiem188

Hello all I’m just looking for some advice, my partner started a new job on the 11th of October, the cut off date for there workplace is the 17th of October. (His old employment he was always paid weekly.) he has received his wage slip and it looks as if he’s been way overpaid, it looks to be equal to roughly 3 weeks wage.. which would be correct with the weeks he would have worked by the date he gets paid. (29th October.) But am I right in thinking this is a mistake and he should of only been paid 1 week? As that’s all he would have worked before the cut off date even though he would have worked 3 weeks by the pay date. Any advice appreciated thank you! 

katiem188

Anyone? I hope my above post makes sense, sorry if it doesn't, neither of us are used to being paid monthly. 

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Is he paid monthly at the new job?

The cut off doesn't necessarily mean the date wages are paid to, it might be just when changes can be made and October wages could be for the period from 11th October to 31st October.

NB.  I'm assuming you are referring to the top line, not after any deductions, tax, tax refund, NI, pension etc.

Gewens

The cut off date is normally for overtime but normal time is most likely paid on a calender month basis. 

My payroll this month had a cut off of 17th Oct for overtime, for payment on 24th, but includes normal sallary payment up until 31st Oct. 

JJC1956

Outstanding Holiday Pay maybe

Savvy_Sue

We pay on 25th for the whole month, or up to the end of the month if you start part-way through. 

so where I work, he would indeed get about 3 weeks worth of pay if he started on 11th. 

And you seem to say he hasn't actually been paid yet, that he'll get his money on 29th. 

But the only people who can authoritatively answer this question are his employers ... 

Sandtree

Savvy_Sue said:

But the only people who can authoritatively answer this question are his employers ... 

The contract would normally also be clear on how pay works.

It is common for salaried people to be on monthly payment terms with it being paid partly in arears and partly in advance, eg you get paid on the 25th for the whole month. There can be one or more mid month cut offs for expenses, overtime, commissions etc for it to be paid inline with the salary else they fall over into the following month.