Leaving a job, last pay?

[JumboBeef]

A friend works for the NHS. Pay day is always the last Thursday of the month. She has just resigned to go to another job, and is leaving mid month. She has been told she will have to wait until the end of the month to be paid.

Is this right? It seems odd to no longer be employed by a company and still be owed pay.

Thanks.

[V8forweekends]

Yes it's right.

[Corpulent Tosser]

Perfectly normal, payment of wages pretty much always lags behind, the hours have to be collected, then payment calculated and transfers arranged, the transfer is usually done for everyone on the same day.

In many cases the money is paid the next month.

[edc]

If a company ran a separate payroll run for every leaver then the payroll team would cost the company a lot in overheads.

[craigjm]

edc said:

If a company ran a separate payroll run for every leaver then the payroll team would cost the company a lot in overheads.

This.It is perfectly normal.

[iphonedyou]

With respect, I'm not even sure why you're questioning this. Of course it's normal.

[JumboBeef]

Ok thanks.

[PorkInsider]

Just out of interest, when would you have thought they might get paid?

Before they leave, thereby being paid in advance?

On the day they leave?

[Troubleatmill]

JumboBeef said:

A friend works for the NHS. Pay day is always the last Thursday of the month. She has just resigned to go to another job, and is leaving mid month. She has been told she will have to wait until the end of the month to be paid.

Is this right? It seems odd to no longer be employed by a company and still be owed pay.

Thanks.

Yes. Perfectly normal.

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JumboBeef said:

A friend works for the NHS. Pay day is always the last Thursday of the month. She has just resigned to go to another job, and is leaving mid month. She has been told she will have to wait until the end of the month to be paid.

Is this right? It seems odd to no longer be employed by a company and still be owed pay.

Thanks.

Normally there's a month's notice period which means that the final pay is paid before the last official working day. I assume she's been given permission to go early?

As others have said its normal to get paid on her "normal" pay date. Running an additional payroll mid-month would bu66er up RTI submissions. They could always do a cash advance but it would still be unnecessary faffing.

[JumboBeef]

I didn't know when people got paid, that's why I asked.

edc said:

If a company ran a separate payroll run for every leaver then the payroll team would cost the company a lot in overheads.

I work for the NHS and hardy anyone leaves (other than retiring). In my area there are 150-200 employees, and there have only been two resignations in the last five years or so......

Edited by JumboBeef on Saturday 14th February 05:29

[mph1977]

NHS normal practice would be last basic pay at the end of the month of leaving and last variable allowances the month after ( as generally you are paid you basic for the month at the end of the month it;s worked and variables one pay period in arrears).

[davepoth]

IIRC one place did send me a cheque once, but that seemed a bit odd at the time, and certainly isn't common.