Final Pay

rb24

Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I received my first pay check, I only got paid the 4 weeks pay rather than 6 so assumed that the 2 weeks I worked extra will be paid back at the end of my employment? I’m being told this is not the case. 

maisie_cat

As I understand it your were/will be paid as follows:
15th Sep for August work, 15th Oct for Sept work, 15th Nov for Oct, 15th Dec for Nov, 15th Jan for Dec and 15th Feb for the part month Jan. If that is so it's correct, if not when were you paid and does the payslip detail the periods covered?

Brie

So on 15 Sept 22 you were paid for Aug 22, on 15 Oct 22 you were paid for Sept 22 and so on.  On 15 Jan 24 you will be paid for Dec 23 and on 15 Feb 24 you will be paid for the 12 days in Jan 24.  That makes sense to me.  

Don't forget that they will also have to pay you for any overtime and unused holidays.

Marcon

rb24 said:

Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I received my first pay check, I only got paid the 4 weeks pay rather than 6 so assumed that the 2 weeks I worked extra will be paid back at the end of my employment? I’m being told this is not the case. 

If you started work on 1 August 2022 and were paid on 15 August 2022 why would you expect to be paid for 6 weeks - unless you mean that your first pay was received on 15 September 2022? 

rb24

Marcon said:

rb24 said:

Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I received my first pay check, I only got paid the 4 weeks pay rather than 6 so assumed that the 2 weeks I worked extra will be paid back at the end of my employment? I’m being told this is not the case. 

If you started work on 1 August 2022 and were paid on 15 August 2022 why would you expect to be paid for 6 weeks - unless you mean that your first pay was received on 15 September 2022? 

Yes! My first pay day was 15th September 23, but I only received 1 months pay.

Hoenir

rb24 said:

Marcon said:

rb24 said:

Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I received my first pay check, I only got paid the 4 weeks pay rather than 6 so assumed that the 2 weeks I worked extra will be paid back at the end of my employment? I’m being told this is not the case. 

If you started work on 1 August 2022 and were paid on 15 August 2022 why would you expect to be paid for 6 weeks - unless you mean that your first pay was received on 15 September 2022? 

Yes! My first pay day was 15th September 23, but I only received 1 months pay.

When is your employer running their December 2023 payroll? 

Marcon

rb24 said:

Marcon said:

rb24 said:

Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I received my first pay check, I only got paid the 4 weeks pay rather than 6 so assumed that the 2 weeks I worked extra will be paid back at the end of my employment? I’m being told this is not the case. 

If you started work on 1 August 2022 and were paid on 15 August 2022 why would you expect to be paid for 6 weeks - unless you mean that your first pay was received on 15 September 2022? 

Yes! My first pay day was 15th September 23, but I only received 1 months pay.

Thanks for clarifying. Sounds like a conversation with your employer is the next step!

rb24

Hoenir said:

rb24 said:

Marcon said:

rb24 said:

Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I received my first pay check, I only got paid the 4 weeks pay rather than 6 so assumed that the 2 weeks I worked extra will be paid back at the end of my employment? I’m being told this is not the case. 

If you started work on 1 August 2022 and were paid on 15 August 2022 why would you expect to be paid for 6 weeks - unless you mean that your first pay was received on 15 September 2022? 

Yes! My first pay day was 15th September 23, but I only received 1 months pay.

When is your employer running their December 2023 payroll? 

Same as usual, the 15th December. So we’ve been paid already in December but for November 23

rb24

Marcon said:

rb24 said:

Marcon said:

rb24 said:

Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I received my first pay check, I only got paid the 4 weeks pay rather than 6 so assumed that the 2 weeks I worked extra will be paid back at the end of my employment? I’m being told this is not the case. 

If you started work on 1 August 2022 and were paid on 15 August 2022 why would you expect to be paid for 6 weeks - unless you mean that your first pay was received on 15 September 2022? 

Yes! My first pay day was 15th September 23, but I only received 1 months pay.

Thanks for clarifying. Sounds like a conversation with your employer is the next step!

I have raised it today but they are adamant that I should not see a full months pay in February. Only the 1-12th earned from January. And not the additional 2 weeks which seem to have disappeared from when I worked 6 weeks at the beginning of my employment.

tizerbelle

You started 1 August. 
So on 15 Sep they paid you for 1-31 August.  
Then on 15 Oct, they paid you for 1 - 30 Sep
and so on
and so on until
On the 15 Dec 2023, you were paid for 1-30 Nov 2023
On 15 Jan 2024, you will be paid for 1-31 Dec 2023
On 15 Feb 2024, you will be paid for 1-12 Jan 2024  

maisie_cat

As several people have pointed out that your employer is correct try this:
You will have worked for 5 complete months and 1 part month and you will have been paid 6 times, 5 for full months and 1 part month.
I think perhaps the thing that's tripping you up is that you will get your last pay a month after you leave.