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I am leaving my current employer next Friday. I owe them £900 for my college course (you have to sign an agreement saying you will pay the course money back if you leave within 2 years of completing the course). My new employer will be paying these fees upon joining the company.
The T&C's say that the money will be "deducted from final pay or invoiced as appropriate".
Now, since I will only be receiving partial pay for the month, I thought that deducting £900 from my salary (leaving me with virtually £0) was rather unappropriate, and asked HR if I could pay via invoice at a later date. I was told no.
I was told that the money would be deducted from my pay. When I asked for an invoice, I was told that "it will show on your payslip". I told HR that this was unacceptable, and offered to pay the money by cheque so that I could get a proper invoice & receipt to prove payment of fees to my new employer. However, HR seem to be having a problem with this. I've been told that I'll get a receipt, but probably not an invoice.
I'm now worried that my new employer won't accept just a receipt for my college fees. I've called them today, but the guy I need to speak to is out of the country, and I'm paying this money to my new employer tomorrow so I need an answer.
Has anyone been through this before? Will a receipt detailing what the payment was for be acceptable to my new company? Are they legally obliged to provide me with an invoice when requested? Is there anything I can do to ensure that everything will be OK when I get to my new employer? £900 is a lot of money, and I really can't afford to lose it.
Any sensible help/advice would be gratefully appreciated.
The T&C's say that the money will be "deducted from final pay or invoiced as appropriate".
Now, since I will only be receiving partial pay for the month, I thought that deducting £900 from my salary (leaving me with virtually £0) was rather unappropriate, and asked HR if I could pay via invoice at a later date. I was told no.
I was told that the money would be deducted from my pay. When I asked for an invoice, I was told that "it will show on your payslip". I told HR that this was unacceptable, and offered to pay the money by cheque so that I could get a proper invoice & receipt to prove payment of fees to my new employer. However, HR seem to be having a problem with this. I've been told that I'll get a receipt, but probably not an invoice.
I'm now worried that my new employer won't accept just a receipt for my college fees. I've called them today, but the guy I need to speak to is out of the country, and I'm paying this money to my new employer tomorrow so I need an answer.
Has anyone been through this before? Will a receipt detailing what the payment was for be acceptable to my new company? Are they legally obliged to provide me with an invoice when requested? Is there anything I can do to ensure that everything will be OK when I get to my new employer? £900 is a lot of money, and I really can't afford to lose it.
Any sensible help/advice would be gratefully appreciated.