I started 12/3, the company wrote checks 12/7, I won't be paid till 1/4. Will i get paid 2, 3 or 4 weeks?

Question

I started a new job and was told they hold a pay period behind. It is a salary position paid bi-weekly. The comtroller is out 'sick' (she's having babies this week) and no one here can seem to answer my questions. I'm pretty naive when it comes to what amount of money I will be getting on my first paycheck. I assumed I'd get one two weeks ago, now I find out it'll be the 4th and while rent will be three days late I am trying to budget for the rest of the month.

Any and all information would be helpful. Lord knows I should have paid attention in an econ class.

Answer 1

You stated they hold pay two weeks before giving it to you. That means you worked two weeks before they could have paid you.

There may also be a probationary clause that states when you will get paid the first time. I cannot answer that without more information.

You may get paid 4 January like the company said, but it would only be for the first 4 days. If not, it will be two weeks after that and include whatever pay you earned the first 18 days.

Answer 2

So long as there is money in your checking account, and the account is still open, and there's nothing printed on the check about it expiring some number days or years after the face date, then the check is good. If you send in a check that is not good, then you are bad.

Answer 3

If you are paid bi-weekly you will be paid every two weeks.If you are to be paid on 1/4 then I would expect my checks on the 1st and third Fridays of the month.(that's what my calendar shows anyway)What you make the two weeks prior will be what your pay check will be based upon the next pay period.You will get two weeks pay at a time.And when you leave the company you will have one check due to you the next pay period after you leave.This will be the hours you had in for the last two weeks before your last day of work.Hope this helps you.

Answer 4

You should get 4 weeks. If in the unlikely event they pay up to the last day then it will be 3-4 days more. Check with the people who write the checks in the controllers absence 2 days before that you are getting paid. They should be able to raise an emergency check for you if you haven't yet been processed.

Answer 5

If they hold two weeks and it will be 4 weeks after you started working , that you are being paid, you will besaically be paid for two weeks..That is crazy, i would of never agreed to a 2 week hold o n your paycheck, in addition, if a ompany has their payroll person out and no one can help, that is a good sign of a poor managed company...

Answer 6

you said your paid bi weekly that means every two weeks you will get paid for two weeks of work

Answer 7

A lot of companies hold the first pay and it is common to work a whole month before getting paid. If the company wrote checks on 12/7, those checks were likely from the pay period of 11/17-11/30. When you get paid on 1/4, it will likely be the pay period of 12/1-12/15, meaning you will get two weeks pay.
Sucks, huh?

Answer 8

If you getting paid every two weeks you'll get a two week check.
If you get paid every week you'll get a one week check.

You'll know this because they will tell you when they hire you.