Underpaid, several times in a row, where do I stand.

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Well essentially i've been underpaid for about 4 months running now, for little bits £20-30 and i've been chasing it on the phone everyday with the useless ****s.
Now this month I check my bank, I have been underpaid by £200, this means I can't pay my bills this month.
Does anyone know what the best way to approach this is, I was thinking about barging into wages and making a massive fuss, maybe handcuffing myself to a radiator untill they debit my account for the full. £300 odd they owe me.
I normally wouldn't go this mad but that to me is a significant amount of wages, my cars going to have to go off the road and i won't be able to get to any of my nightshifts without it.

Is there anything I could quote that they legally have to pay me this amount or write me a cheque on time perhaps?
 
well the fact that you're in a contract, means they have to pay you for what you've worked, it's kinda the law :p but yea, I'd kick up a fuss if I were you, otherwise you'll never see it again
 
HR Dept @ Work ASAP

They'll give you some BS about having to wait to next month as their payment system is only ran once. Don't accept that, this is their balls up and they will have to foot the bill.
 
mac1st3 said:
well the fact that you're in a contract, means they have to pay you for what you've worked, it's kinda the law :p but yea, I'd kick up a fuss if I were you, otherwise you'll never see it again
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Cheers mate, have to use the contract bit.
And I've been kicking up a fuss but tescos are completely useless.

I mean come on, I could work out my pay with tax, location pay and all that lot in a few minutes with a 50p calculator, they've got payroll systems and can't even work out the correct amount to pay me in 4 months.
 
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The problem is probably that Tesco doesn't do payroll themselves, I bet that they use another company to do that, I worked once in Asda and I was on wrong tax code for like 3 months and they never sorted it out even though I complained, I just quit for better job.
 
The problem is also that someone appears to be failing to enter your actual hours worked into 'the system', or is somehow missing something off. And that's at a local level, I expect, whereas the actual payroll is run centrally and facelessly.
 
markweatherill said:
The problem is also that someone appears to be failing to enter your actual hours worked into 'the system', or is somehow missing something off. And that's at a local level, I expect, whereas the actual payroll is run centrally and facelessly.
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I would guess a big place like Tesco would use the swipe card system so it should all be done automatically on computer
 
Your contract is with Tescos (regardless who does their payroll).

Contractually they're obligated to pay you X/hr for the time you have done. Check this is not defined as "whole hours" as this means if you do 45 minutes more you'll not get paid for that!
Other fun terms are - "or as long as required to ..." which means they can pay you a fixed amount and they don't pay for higher workloads that they may insist on you doing.

You will need proof that you have performed those hours. Rather than kick up a fuss, just make detailed notes of when you have worked (even get it signed off if the supervisor is sympathetic to the problem). Then present a copy of it along with a record of the actual payments to HR requesting that they make the payments immediately as not to be in breach of contract.
Ideally the HR will also check if this is happening elsewhere to limit their liability. However it can also be cheaper for them just to pay you off and give you the boot. The intimidation then sets an example and they get away with it..

Be nice about it but be firm.
 
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Well I aint gonna rage at my supervisor / manager, being useless unless you want a barcode or something changed, they'll just tell me to ring wages.
I'll just ring up and give them a maths lesson, then tell them it's a contractual obligement to pay me in full every 4 weeks and demand it gets paid in today.
Sound good?
 
I get around said:
Well I aint gonna rage at my supervisor / manager, being useless unless you want a barcode or something changed, they'll just tell me to ring wages.
I'll just ring up and give them a maths lesson, then tell them it's a contractual obligement to pay me in full every 4 weeks and demand it gets paid in today.
Sound good?
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Well not perhaps in a lecturing tone! Request first before demanding. I know you're a little annoyed about it but the person at the other end is probably having a crap day too.

Do you have proof you have worked those hours? (horrid question to ask)
 
I get around said:
Well I aint gonna rage at my supervisor / manager ...
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Always a good approach; it is amazing what a difference it can make if you act reasonably and simply ask for advice, people are usually too embarrassed not to help.


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I'll just ring up and give them a maths lesson, then tell them it's a contractual obligation to pay me in full every 4 weeks and demand it gets paid in today.
Sound good?
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No, not really. Probably not such a good idea, sarcasm rarely is. It is almost certainly a ****-up by HR or problems with your time-sheets and/or tax situation. Someone has got something wrong, help to find the problem and get it fixed. You will not get any extra points for humiliating some poor sod in HR.

Incidentally, whatever you do, keep very detailed notes and try ALWAYS to follow-up in writing preferably sending the letter by "Signed for delivery; that little bit of extra effort will not cost you that much and may well prove to be invaluable.

Good luck :)
 
Sure there's not some other deductions you're forgetting about? Calculated your NIC properly? Any student loan?

Or maybe they have just ballsed up your timesheets.
 
I get around said:
Does anyone know what the best way to approach this is, I was thinking about barging into wages and making a massive fuss, maybe handcuffing myself to a radiator untill they debit my account for the full. £300 odd they owe me.
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First of all, you'll be wanting them to credit your account, not debit it :)

Speak to them calmly and rationally and you may get somewhere.
 
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