Those on a salary (tax changes)

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To those of you that have a fixed "take home" pay per month/week/whatever.
When the income tax changes took effect earlier in the year did your take home pay reflect this and increase (i assume it would have increased not decreased)or did your employer just re-adjust the numbers so that your take home pay stayed the same.
Also your thoughts on doing it either way!
Basically the way I see it, your effectively being paid less before tax if the employers do the latter.
Would the tax changes, when whittled down into weekly amounts make such an insignificant change, may be a reason why they wouldn't change your take home pay.
 
I don't think anyone can decrease your pay (tax or no tax) if you've signed a contract stating you will be payed x amount per annum etc. Not at least without your prior agreement.

I'm pretty sure it's illegal and your employer needs to be sued.
 
My pay is slightly better off under the new taxes I think. It's hard to tell because I had a pay rise at the same time.
 
No employer should change your salary due to changes in taxation. How much were you expecting it to rise by out of curiosity?
 
My monthly take home went up about £25 IIRC. Tax-free allowance increased, slightly higher national insurance offsets this.

No pay rise for me. One of the benefits of working in the public sector. :(
 
Ofc its a joke, but he is right to be fair. My tax increase is doing the same thing. You could look at that £18 which you have gained as coming out of my pocket, as it has to come from somewhere.
 
Scubascorpion said:
To those of you that have a fixed "take home" pay per month/week/whatever.
When the income tax changes took effect earlier in the year did your take home pay reflect this and increase (i assume it would have increased not decreased)or did your employer just re-adjust the numbers so that your take home pay stayed the same.
Also your thoughts on doing it either way!
Basically the way I see it, your effectively being paid less before tax if the employers do the latter.
Would the tax changes, when whittled down into weekly amounts make such an insignificant change, may be a reason why they wouldn't change your take home pay.
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Your employer would be in breach of contract and the Law if he did not pass on tax changes which he is effectively doing if he reduces your gross salary to reflect a change in your tax code.

Your contracted salary is gross, net is what you receive after deductions and it is only the net amount that changes not the gross amount so your employer has no legal right to reduce your salary because of this.

Personally I am £108 a month worse off due to the income tax and national insurance changes, although I will receive a rise which will account for that shortly.
 
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I'm about £50 a month better off (although that's combined with a 3% pay rise I've had at the same time. It's not much, but it's an extra tank of fuel per month paid for (until the next jump in pump prices :/ )
 
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The amount I pay via income tax is exactly the same but the amount I pay via National Insurance went up about 3 pounds and the contribution from my employer went up by the associated amount. My gross salary is unchanged.
 
i got £52 more this month than normal, but i think i had went up a notch on the pay scale as well for my yearly increase.
 
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