Have left company (redundent) but owed wages
Have left company (redundent) but owed wages
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Lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

282 months

Thursday 2nd September 2010
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Took voluntry redundency and have left the business recieved my P45 etc etc but the last wage slip they have given me shows that have not paid me the full amount of overtime. I have spoke to my old boss who agrees its a mistake but claims he doesnt know how to sort it as I am no longer on payroll.

Now he is notorious for burying his head in the sand when it comes to difficult issues and im wondering how long is reasonable for me to wait to have this rectified?

Ynox

1,752 posts

206 months

Thursday 2nd September 2010
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I'd give it 2 months then small claims court time.

grumbledoak

32,510 posts

260 months

Thursday 2nd September 2010
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Phone HR direct. Be nice. They won't want anything like this to get near the courts...

Lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

282 months

Thursday 2nd September 2010
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2 months!!! I was thinking days!

They have the money, its a very very large company.

To put you in the picture a little I have no other job to go to and wont get one. Have two kids under 4 and was only working part time.

grumbledoak

32,510 posts

260 months

Thursday 2nd September 2010
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Phone HR direct. Be nice.

Firefoot

1,600 posts

244 months

Friday 3rd September 2010
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With most payrolls it is easy enough to reactivate a leaver for one pay period to enable payment of any outstanding monies. Or the company simply manually works out the payment due, less deductions, and sends you a cheque.

Contact HR and explain the situation, back it up in writing if necessary. Should take no more than a couple of days to sort.

scirocco265

421 posts

203 months

Friday 3rd September 2010
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Firefoot said:
With most payrolls it is easy enough to reactivate a leaver for one pay period to enable payment of any outstanding monies. Or the company simply manually works out the payment due, less deductions, and sends you a cheque.

Contact HR and explain the situation, back it up in writing if necessary. Should take no more than a couple of days to sort.
Definitely this. Should especially not be a problem in the same tax year.

Lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

282 months

Friday 3rd September 2010
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well no surprises that my boss didnt bother to contact me at all today as he obviously hasnt sorted anything.

Payrol and head office have not made a mistake at all. They have simply paid me what my boss has asked them to. He didnt tell them correctly.

Oh well, he may have a visitor monday morning then.....

PintOfKittens

1,336 posts

217 months

Friday 3rd September 2010
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Do what I did and submit form ET1 to the employment tribunal, google for their website etc etc etc

anonymous-user

81 months

Friday 3rd September 2010
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grumbledoak said:
Phone HR direct. Be nice.
Lots of power mad spinsters. you mean? hehe

Lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

282 months

Friday 3rd September 2010
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PintOfKittens said:
Do what I did and submit form ET1 to the employment tribunal, google for their website etc etc etc
I waiverd my right

Bonefish Blues

35,997 posts

250 months

Friday 3rd September 2010
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Lemmonie said:
PintOfKittens said:
Do what I did and submit form ET1 to the employment tribunal, google for their website etc etc etc
I waiverd my right
Even to the extent of being unable to claim unpaid but legally owed wages - are you sure?

ETA

You're looking for the 1996 Employment Rights Act s13 - right not to suffer unauthorised deduction(s) being explicitly referenced in your Compromise Agreement.

Edited by Bonefish Blues on Friday 3rd September 22:53

Simon Brooks

1,527 posts

278 months

Sunday 5th September 2010
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lay out all the calculations in a simple to follow letter and and email this to the payroll and HR managers, it should not present any problems to take your p45 back and treat you as a new employee using the gross pay and tax figures shown on the p45 during thier normal payroll run each week/month, once this has been done they can reissue the p45 with the revised and correct gross pay and tax deductions, they will also still be be able to state that your leaving date was your last day of employment regardless of any addtional monies owed to you, this will therefore tie in with any benefits forms you may have to complete.


Lemmonie

Original Poster:

6,314 posts

282 months

Monday 6th September 2010
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An update:

I called boss today as he didnt ring Friday or Monday morning. Asked him what was going on and he said they were workng out the figures.....I then enquired as to when i can expect to be paid and was told they will try and have a cheque ready for me by the end of the week.

Not very happy and i feel im being fobbed off so gonna try head office again

Simon Brooks

1,527 posts

278 months

Monday 6th September 2010
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keep a detailed list of events and actions/inactions with dates & times and names of staff you have psoken to with thier contact numbers, if you need to go down the claims or tribunal route they love facts and figures as they are very hard to defend providing they are factual and accurate


good luck