i have just turned 22 at the beging of august and i work in a creach i was paid £4.25 a hour be for i turned 22 and now i should be on £5.05 a hour but my boss said she wont pay me that untill the next months which is end of september its true by law that my pay should have gon up to £5.05 a hour the day be for my birthday and should my boss pay me £5.05 a hour by law now that im 22
2006-09-04 07:09:16 · 9 answers · asked by kirsty_jones_2000 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Contact your local Citizen's Advice Bureau as they may be able to help you by talking to your boss independently and advising them that they're breaking the law. I believe that they should pay you your old wage until the day of your birthday and then the new wage from there on...its just lazy book-keeping on their part (ie. their system probably only allows one wage per month).
Otherwise I'm afraid you only have two options, kick up a fuss and either a) leave if they don't increase your wage or b) stay and cope with it. Unless of course, you have the money to drag them through court - but if you're on minimum wage its unlikely right? Sorry, its a harsh reality...some bosses are chancers and unlawful, all you can do is confront them about it and hope for the best.
2006-09-04 07:14:16 · answer #1 · answered by gromitski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expect more in Oct 2006:
"The minimum wage is a legal right which covers almost all workers above compulsory school leaving age. There are different minimum wage rates for different groups of workers as follows:
The main rate for workers aged 22 and over is currently set at £5.05 an hour. On 1 October 2006 this will increase to £5.35"
2006-09-04 07:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No matter when your paid, monthly or weekly, you should have been paid £5.05 per hour from the date of your birthday. You can insist that you are reimbursed by your employer as you have the law behind you. Do not take no for an answer as it is your right.. Details of the National Minimum wage can be found at
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nmw/ as well as what you can do if your employer fails to keep the law. Good luck. It is also rising to £4.35 per hour from October.
2006-09-04 08:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by ~Lez~ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NMW IS £5.15 rising to £5.35 in october 2006 as gross pay 'before' deductions..and it is not negotiable, as its enshrined in the law, it is your right and cannot be offset by claiming you get other so called perks eg uniform, holiday as that is a seperate part of a contract to attract and keep good staff.......you are entitled to nmw from 18 upwards...though it has raised over those years to its present level...print off what the .gov web site says..and make a protest to your boss in writing if you think you are correct the company must pay you the correct rate(it is not your boss who sets this rate if its a limited company then the directors are responsible for adhering to the laws in force if they do not agree with this tough..they get a vote the same as you and this is a democracy)....you should claim back pay too that it looks like you are owed...its totally unacceptable to flout this law and its bosses that do that cause us to need this law in the first place and add to our tax burden as a result.....for more assistance talk to the low pay unit first.... and citizens advice the former breath fire on delinquent bosses...if your boss evades then go to his/her boss..do not theaten...just do it.Above all have all the facts and hold your nerve...its your right...apply it...good luck...be good to get a follow up if poss
2006-09-04 07:31:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't understand economics. they have self assurance that basically passing a regulation will improve the well-known of residing for the undesirable. whilst it does the choice. once you improve the minimum salary all you ought to anticipate are a decrease in hours and improve in cost and human beings will lose authentic earnings. If the minimum salary grew to become into repealed- it could be logical to anticipate a minimum of commencing pay could drop notwithstanding this could bring about decrease expenses and unemployment.
2016-12-18 04:45:12 · answer #5 · answered by euler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you should get paid it from the moment you are 22. If he/she refuses, go to citizens advice and they will give you a letter to state the fact
2006-09-04 07:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
. . . if you're paid monthly then the review won't kick in until the beginning of the monthly pay period following your birthday - you should be looking for a better job . . .
2006-09-04 07:13:45 · answer #7 · answered by Astra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she will pay you more if you learn how to spell! Go and seek advise from the CAB.
thanks for your email Kirsty, I hope you dont go around emailing everyone who does not answer your question the way you want them too.
Take care
and keep up the great spelling!
2006-09-04 07:52:52 · answer #8 · answered by budhha 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no point in arguing is there?
2006-09-07 02:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋