is it illegal for employers to withold overtime wages that they forgot

[zzxxee]

to pay in with normal wages, we are owed nearly two months overtime money, and emails and phone calls are getting my partner nowhere
TIA X

[sara3]

morning zzxxee :o)

they may have originally forgotten but they can't use that excuse now. can he see them face-to-face? is he in a union? is it just him that is owed money?

[zzxxee]

hi sara i should of given more detail they admit its an error on their part but wont pay them until november , however this is money thAt is owed from aug and now sept.
Also on their.
wage slips it does not tell you hours worked contacted or overtime, just annual salary what is payed and tax ect, seems weird to me!!
No he is not in a union. Surely if they are owed this money it should be payed immediatley??? Some of our direct debits have not been payed because of this !!!

[sara3]

it's going to depend on the type and size of company. for me (a large Gov't Dept) they can't pay between paydays.

I can't see why this has to wait til November. I suggest he presents any bank charges that are related to this, and that they pay the extra.

are the company in financial difficulties?

[zzxxee]

they are a large eecurity firm and not in difficulties as far as i know
name and shame time
reliance security services !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zzxxee]

*security typo

[sara3]

has he been dealing with HR? payroll? maybe there's someone better to speak to. or it's time to speak with the CAB.

why can't they pay at the end of Oct? (if that's when the next pay day is).

[zzxxee]

pass hoping to get more answers today as far as hr dept is concerned.
But money owed can be payed by chaps payment surely???
It has been earned they have not payed to me that is theft!!!!

[zzxxee]

what i really need to know is it a criminal offence to withold overtime wages??? and if so what leng

[zzxxee]

*what lenghth of time do they need to pay up?

[ChuckFickens]

There is no legal right to be paid for overtime at all so the legality of it will depend on what it says regarding overtime pay in his contract.

[society]

"There is no legal right to be paid for overtime at all "


So Chuck are you saying that employers could ask / tell / force someone to work for free?

[ChuckFickens]

if it says so in your contract then yes. It does in mine! :(

http://www.direct.gov...ndTimeOff/DG_10028439

[society]

Well I hope you always get a huge bonus at the end of the year. :-)

[zzxxee]

so my other alf who is contracted to 48 hrs a week worked 84 hours for nothing¬¬¬
sorry that is insane !!!!

[zzxxee]

*half!!!! god my spelling is shocking today !!!!!

[zzxxee]

it staes in his contract he should be payed at time and a half

[zzxxee]

*states keyboard is awful today !!!!

[zzxxee]

thanks sara chuck and society for advice x

[ummmm]

If it's a large firm they'll probably have the legalities covered...

It's also very unlikely you'd a get a firm to do a mid month adjustment on the wages.

[Hopkirk]

Many firms do make adjustments mid month.

The company I currently work for sorts the problem by giving you an instant advance. They then reclaim that advance in the next pay slip, at the same time as paying the arrears.

I would suggest he goes in person (if possible) to the wages department, and makes a polite nuisance of himself auntil a solution is found.