Pay rise before handing in notice 3 December 2021 at 1:59PM in Redundancy & redundancy planning 6 replies 791 views

skromak

I've recently changed jobs and have just received my final pay slip & P45.

Shortly before handing my notice in, a pay rise was agreed.

On the last payslip, the lower, original, salary amount was used.

Am I mistaken that I was expecting to be paid the increased salary amount as it was signed and agreed in writing before any mention of my leaving?

Side note - I was also paid for my remaining holiday entitlement at the lower salary. Is this normal too?

Thanks,

Sam

Thrugelmir

When was the rise effective from? 

skromak

Thrugelmir said:

When was the rise effective from? 

The rise was agreed around the start of October. I handed in my notice before the end of October and the rise was to be effective from November 1st.

tizerbelle

It is quite common for contracts to include a clause that says pay rises (or bonuses) won't be paid to anyone working their notice.  And that would be regardless of when it was agreed. 

General_Grant

tizerbelle said:

It is quite common for contracts to include a clause that says pay rises (or bonuses) won't be paid to anyone working their notice.  And that would be regardless of when it was agreed. 

I don't know how common that is.  Never in any of mine.
However, of course, the OP should check.

tasticz

my contract says pay rise and bonuses won't be paid if within notice period.

You should have waited till you got 1 months increase pay then given notice in which case you'd have gotten the higher amount.

live and learn! hopefully the new job was a lot more paying and will cover it

Undervalued

General_Grant said:

tizerbelle said:

It is quite common for contracts to include a clause that says pay rises (or bonuses) won't be paid to anyone working their notice.  And that would be regardless of when it was agreed. 

I don't know how common that is.  Never in any of mine.
However, of course, the OP should check.

Whilst we could debate how common, such a clause is certainly perfectly lawful if correctly drafted.