Paid less than contract stipulates

[sharpfocus]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 26 June 2021 at 18:22

[northandy]

sharpfocus said:

If I have a written contract with my employer and over the first year they paid me at £1000 less than stipulated in my contract and gave me a percentage pay rise based upon what they were paying me for a further 8 months (hypothetically)...

...would they be in breach of contract, could I rip the whole thing up? Or am I stuffed, or more likely, is it a hazy issue that would come down to lawyers to fight out in court at great expense?

Do you want to leave?.

If you have a contract with a salary on it but they are not paying you that then they are in breach of that contract. Have you asked them why they are not paying you the correct amount?

[Simon Brooks]

Do you have an offer letter with the higher salary on it as well as the contract. With regard to trying to stop you working with a company, my understanding is that you cannot stop plying their trade, the only restriction might be if your were introduced via an agency, which tends to complicate things a little