late salary payments what would you do?

ohreallƳ

Prosecute a grievance, time to put t it's in a wringer if this is the norm.

Owen1991

On the pension contributions, a similar thing happened to me when I started a new job, the deductions appeared on my payslip but nothing was added to my NEST account, I realised after 6 months and contacted HR, they'd checked some box wrong apparently, the total amount was then added to my pension shortly after.

allthethings

I'm sorry to hear this - I have been through this.

If you only take one piece of advice it's this:

do everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, in WRITING from this point forward. If you have a phone conversation, write down what you thought the conclusion was immediately and get it confirmed in writing.

It sounds like you already have a string of broken promises from previous conversations - write all those down and get those confirmed too. If you start getting comments about "that was off the record" just gently remind them how strong the law is in this area.

Don't get tooooo threatening initially for two reasons… firstly, good negotiation needs you to give them a way to back down. If they're really at the point they can't afford payroll there will be panic and they'll do something stupid if they feel totally cornered. If you go straight to legal action they'll just say "well, game's up now, we might as well wait two years until enforcement starts."

A few people in this thread have mentioned legal protection or government compensation or similar - that's all true but it can take years and years so don't assume you have a backstop here, which is why it's good to find a co-operative way to get it. If it comes down to absolute legal red lines, you WILL win but you'll be without that money for as long as it takes which can be years.

In the UK companies just don't do this, it is a BIG red flag. Look for another role. And it's a great reason to be leaving your current organisation, if that question comes up in an interview!

penners324

Company on the verge of going bust.

Sharpen up that CV