this means my having to contact all companies to cancel direct debits.
2006-09-19 05:30:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you have been employed for some time and always been paid on the same date then Custom and Practice steps in and the company cannot unilaterally vary the terms of the contract, thus the payment must be on the same day. Unless they can show some major business reasons for changing the date of payment you may have a claim for breach of contract, even as far as unfair dismissal by virtue of the breach.
I would suggest you seek specific legal advice on this, if you have home insurance check to see if you have free access to a telephone legal advice line who can give you further and better advice.
2006-09-19 06:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by Nick B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it seems that your 'holiday pay' is in fact a xmas bonus really, just by another name. As such the employer whilst having traditionally paid this, is under no obligation to pay it at all. There is also no legal restraints involved, having been good enough to give it to you in the first place, the time of it's payment is entirely up to them and they can change it at will. Splitting it the way they have tends to indicate that their cash flow is not as good as it has been so you may have been lucky to get it at all this year. Having said that, it obviously would have been nice had they forewarned the staff. I would second your first responders' comment, as any 'bonus' payment can be dropped at any time if the companies' finances warrant it, to consider it as 'money in the bank' is risky and those people whose direct debits were affected have themselves to blame - basically for counting their chickens before they were hatched.
2016-03-27 09:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nick B has spelled it out for you basically. The only way I can think of, where they might be able to do it is for security or exceptional operational reasons. For example if a new company handles the payment of wages by BACS and they cannot meet the normal deadline for payment then these might be exceptional circumstances but I would consider it highly unlikely that this would occur. Follow Nick's advice.
good luck.
2006-09-19 13:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by LYN W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
providing its not a condition in your contract of employement they can do wht ever they like.
if its in your contract of employment then no they cant without your consent
if changing the date has caused probelms you may be able to get an advance to tide you over, ask your line manager
2006-09-19 05:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by Mark J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it must be in accordance with your contract of employment.
2006-09-19 05:32:51 · answer #5 · answered by jonnnboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortuantely, I think that they can. But it is wrong because they should let you know that payments is being changed to another date because of whatever the situation is.
2006-09-19 06:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by Vicky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends what's in your contract. if there is nothing specific about the day you get paid then yes. but they can't not pay for one month (or week, whatever) and then twice the next.
2006-09-19 05:35:12 · answer #7 · answered by w359borg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is there little factory and they can do what they want. Go to your Human Resources Dept and ask them.
2006-09-19 05:40:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did they give you advance notice? A responsible company would have.
2006-09-19 05:33:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes , and in return you can quit without their permission
2006-09-19 05:32:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋