Company refusing to pay me hours owed after leaving.

So you worked your notice and had initially said that you'd do a second week as a sort of a favour, then backed out of it.

It seems quite a leap for him to get from there to breach of contract, unless your offering to do that second week somehow became binding.

Even then, I'm pretty certain he'd still owe you for hours worked in the notice week, and no breach could get around that, unless he could somehow show sufficient loss in the week you didn't work that then had to be recouped from your wages in the first week.
 
so, your paid weekly, so why havent you been paid for 6 weeks?
Summat fishy smell here, but if true would go to the shop and make a big tantrum, even call the poilce, say you was threatened etc. how much we talking about here? that you wil be missing once you have received your final income?
mrsH
 
Wages due are wages due no matter what.
I once saw someone who was proven to have been stealing get given his wages due, why? because he was legally due them even though he was a proven thief and had been proven to have stolen much more than his wages due.

Try to resolve on spot, else letter to HO/HQ saying 14 days to pay up else you will go to small claims court. If you have time go collect the forms and fil them in before you approach said manager and mention you already have the forms completed, if he still refusues send a photocopy of them with your letter to HO/HQ
 
I say it all the time, but I'll say it again, just to be sure :D

Speak to ACAS (08457 47 47 47).

You have a right to be paid for the work you have done. He can only withhold wages from you under very specific conditions. Failure to pay you what you are entitled to may be seen as an unlawful deduction from your wages and, as a last resort, you could make a claim through an Employment Tribunal. There is no need for a solicitor or a small claims court application at this time - I do suggest you call the above number if you want to discuss your situation as there are a number of steps to take before making a claim.
 
You should get paid up until the end of your contract.

You then decided to work "for free" by staying on after that, i highly doubt it is not legal for him to not pay you, even though its immoral
 
Efour2 said:
You should get paid up until the end of your contract.

You then decided to work "for free" by staying on after that, i highly doubt it is not legal for him to not pay you, even though its immoral
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As long as he's there at the agreement of the employer he's entitled to be pay, otherwise the employer is breaking the law by having uninsured persons carrying out work on their premises.
 
Read this, do this, he knows what he is talking about (unlike most of us).

Pookie Bear said:
I say it all the time, but I'll say it again, just to be sure :D

Speak to ACAS (08457 47 47 47).

You have a right to be paid for the work you have done. He can only withhold wages from you under very specific conditions. Failure to pay you what you are entitled to may be seen as an unlawful deduction from your wages and, as a last resort, you could make a claim through an Employment Tribunal. There is no need for a solicitor or a small claims court application at this time - I do suggest you call the above number if you want to discuss your situation as there are a number of steps to take before making a claim.
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Pookie Bear said:
I say it all the time, but I'll say it again, just to be sure :D

Speak to ACAS (08457 47 47 47).

You have a right to be paid for the work you have done. He can only withhold wages from you under very specific conditions. Failure to pay you what you are entitled to may be seen as an unlawful deduction from your wages and, as a last resort, you could make a claim through an Employment Tribunal. There is no need for a solicitor or a small claims court application at this time - I do suggest you call the above number if you want to discuss your situation as there are a number of steps to take before making a claim.
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Cheers, will do that.
I had a word with my area manager, who were dealing with a another issue against the manager, The basically fogged me off claim their was nothing they could do and the problem should be resolved within two weeks:rolleyes:
Which seemed like they were fobbing me off.
I contacted bitzens advice bearu and they are booking a meeting for me and hopefully will apply some pressure. I also had a word with my current union rep (unite) and he put me through to the unions legal team.
 
Personally, I had an issue with a former employer that didn't pay out any of my overtime hours I'd amassed when I left.

I simply wrote an appeal letter to the head of HR explaining my case, I obviously worded it well and didn't use any petty threats, but I simply stated that I hoped we could come to an agreement without involving an employment tribunal.

I'd send one like that to the Head Office / HR department. If they don't budge somewhat, then it's free for you to go to an employment tribunal and it will likely cost them more than paying you out as they usually side with the employee and they will no doubt loose if they are just not paying with an excuse that doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
 
Write to the relevant person in the company (use recorded delivery), give them a couple of weeks to pay up, then proceed to small claims court (assuming your pay is significantly more than the £60 fee). If you do proceed to court make sure you have all associated paperwork for evidence.

I've been through this before a couple of times, if they don't back down the bailiffs will recover the owed monies soon enough after a judgement is issued.
 
Ok people the co-op finally paid me last night my owed wages :D

Did as people surgested and went to the cab, who helped me write a letter of agrievance, which they ignored. So cab sent them a letter outlining the law on the subject and giveing them a week to pay or they would start an employement tribunal.
Amazingly within 2 days of reciveing the letter (recorded delivery) my wages were placed into my account :D

Thanks everyone who gave sane advice.
 
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