my sister-in-law has been working for a dental practice for nearly 12 months now, and has recently found out that she is only on £5.14 and hour, she was told at her interveiw that she would be on £5.50 an hour, and hasnt questioned them since, shes 21 coming 22 in december, and now she has realised that this has happened she has asked her employer about it and they say they arent going to pay her what she was short for the past , but am paying her the correct amount from now on, is there anything she can do to get the money owed or does she not have any right to it???
2006-11-13 23:00:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Wikipedia says "The current minimum wage in the UK for adults aged 22 or older is £5.35 ($10.01US), compared with $5.15 in the US. For workers between the ages of 18 and 21, or any workers who are in the first six months of their job and receiving accredited training, the minimum wage is £4.45 ($8.33US) per hour. The minimum hourly wage for all workers under the age of 18 (who are no longer of compulsory school age) is £3.30 ($6.18US). There is no minimum wage for those still of compulsory school age." I think this is slightly out of date.
It says there are some exceptions for apprenticeships and things.
See HM Government link for latest rates.
The citizens advice bureau (see link) should be able to tell you whether there is any way to get what she is owed. I know she has a right to the money, but if its only a small amount, it may be better not to press the matter. Getting an ombudsman or something involved may ruin her relationship with the management and cause her far greater financial loss later on, in terms of being less likely to be selected for promotion or given a performance related pay rise, etc. It depends how much importance she puts on asserting her rights so they don't take liberties again.
2006-11-13 23:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by ricochet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a national minimum wage in the u.k for 21 and under is £4.45 and for 22 and over it is £5.35 this was as of 1st october 2006. So i think until she turns 22 there is nothing you can do if they fail to put it up then however they are breaking the law and you can contact the department for work and pensions and they will speak to the employer. If she signed a contract to say that she was going to be paid £5.50 a hour and the company signed this then I would go toyour local citizens advice and speak to them because they have broken the agreement terms. Hope this helps. If you need any more advice try the local job centre they will be able to help you. good luck.
2006-11-14 11:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by I~Love~Baileys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if she was told in the interview that she would be paid £5.50 then that's what they have to give her the fact that they have said they will start paying her properly from now on' suggests that they know they are in the wrong. If they don't back date her pay to the rate she agreed to when taking the job, they can be taken to the court as this is stealing.
The minimum wage doesn't matter here as they where the ones that set the wage, your sister is entitled to it regardless of what the minimum wage is because the interview formed part of what's known as a verbal contract.
My sister is going through a similar situation at the moment.
2006-11-14 07:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The minimum wage is
For under 22's £4.45
And 22's and over £5.35
2006-11-14 07:03:49 · answer #4 · answered by kerrie h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no official minimum wage in the UK.
2006-11-14 07:01:32 · answer #5 · answered by Vage Centurian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋