Will I get sacked?

Question

I am a pay clerk and I have totally messed up, some employees should have been paid today but instead of inputting the date as 15th I put the 18th.

What should I do? my boss isn't impressed!

Answer 1

just say sorry and that you won't make that mistake again. if people give you grief just tell them to p*ss off. everyone makes mistakes.

Answer 2

Just let me get this straight: You're a pay clerk, and you can't even pay the poor bastards on the right day? So you don't check your work, ever? Are you aware that some, if not all, of your staff actually RELY on their wages to be paid in on the due date - they may incur additional bank charges when payments cannot be made because of your error, so are you going to pay those charges for them? Others may be relying on the money so that they can go out and buy food for their family, so are you going to loan them the money until theirs comes through?
I think we all know that the answer to all of those questions is going to be "No", and then you have the audacity to say that your boss isn't impressed! Neither are all the people involved in your gross mistake.
If you worked for me, you'd be out so quickly that they'd just feel a gust of air blowing past, and any money due to you would be used as part payment to help anybody in real trouble as a result of your stupidity, and I'd withold any outstanding wages due to you until you took me to the unfair dismissal tribunal, just so that you can have a taste of your own medicine. Oh, and by the way, you'd lose!

Answer 3

you need to be more careful in future. Some of these employees might be totally skint and have to go all weekend without any money!
Imagine how you'd feel if you were expecting to be paid today, had no money left from previous pay packet, and then get told there'd been a slip up and you'd have to wait til monday to get paid!
I know i certainly wouldnt be happy but then i do appreciate, accidents happen.
A guy where i once worked said, everyone makes mistakes and if you dont it means you aint doing any work!!!!
As for losing your job, depends on alot of factors, have you done it before? How big is the company?

Good luck

Answer 4

own up to your istake, and take it on the chin. People wonm;t be happy, but will know that you feel rubbish and have stood up for your mistake.

of course a lot of people will be in a bind over weekend, find out if possible for cash to be cleared today with the banks, or if can cancel those payments and get cahs chequess to affected staff today.

Cheer up, at least they will be paid, I have known instances where pay has not even been sent!!!

I am sure you won;t get sacked for 1 thing, it is an error not misconduct and there will be a grivance procedure at work you shlould look at which explains proceudre your employer has to go through before sacking you.

Cheer up, weekends, all we can do is learn from our mistakes, they are all just another stitich in the great tapestry of life

Have good weekend and chill

Answer 5

Explain to the employees what has happened, check if there are any major issues eg someone's mortgage mayment comes out on 15th, if so make a manual payment/emergancy payment.

It is human error, these things do happen, just be totally honest with people about it.

As for getting sacked-no, unless u are already on a final written for performance but im guessing ur not as u are so worried by this mistake! ur boss may be angry but he/she will get over it!

Just tell ur boss what ur doing to resolve the problem, keep him.her up to date on any emergency payments that have been made.

Good luck

Answer 6

Ok, you've inadvertently made a mistake. Presumably you have apologised to your supervisor for this error. Providing this is a 'first occasion' error you might receive a verbal or 'first written' warning.

If the employer dismisses you for this error this goes beyond the bounds or 'reasonableness' and they are probably over-reacting. Should the employer actually proceed with your dismissal for what is seemingly a genuine and honest mistake then you may have grounds for a complaint to an Employment Tribunal for Unfair Dismissal. However that hinges on whether you have been continuously employed by that employer for more than 12 months.

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Answer 7

Don't think they can sack you without two verbal warnings and a written warning, They have to be about 'offences' on different occassions.

Look on the bright side they are either geting a couple of days interest or paying less inerest on the money.

Although yo may have a few screaming employees but from my experience companies always blame the banks for their mistakes.

Answer 8

I guess it would depend on how long you've worked there and how many employees complain.

Things you might think about:
1) Your fellow employees might be charged NSF fees or late fees because they didn't get paid on time and run out of money.
2) Your boss won't accept lies or excuses. You screwed up. Tell the truth, apologize and take any punishment as an adult would.

Good luck.

Answer 9

Unless you screw up on a regular basis, you probably won't get sacked just for this. In fact, payroll where I work screw up on a regular basis, but nothing ever seems to happen about it. You'll be okay - it's only natural that it's not going down too well. Be apologetic and put in a couple of extra hours to sort any problems out and it'll probably be a joke by next week.

Answer 10

It will be difficult for those employees who may have direct debits or standing orders set up on their accounts -they rely on getting paid on time. This was a very bad mistake for you to make, but the best you can do now is apologise and try to rectify the situation as best you can. I think it would be patronising to 'treat' your colleagues by way of an apology though. (Cakes are little consolation if you've just missed a mortgage payment!) You can redeem yourself as far as possible by standing up and admitting your mistakes, and apologising for them.

Answer 11

it would depend on why you didn't do it on time. If you have a valid reason, explain it to your boss and apologies to those affected. If you get reprimanded at all, I imagine it will be a verbal or written warning. I imagine some of those affected will have to pay bank charges if bills came out of their bank account which could not be paid because their money was late in and your firm could be liable.