RBS Group

[johnmbro]

The company I work for is owned by the RBS Group, and I recently asked the payroll department to change the bank account that my salary gets paid into, I was told that they would not change it to my new account as this account was not a bank owned by the RBS Group, This must be against compitistion laws or something, also what right does a employer have to dictate what bank your salary goes into.
Thanks

[dot.hawkes]

if it was or is not a clause in your contract then no they can't dictate which bank, but if it is in your contract then yes they can. In fact, you can have a salary paid into any bank account, it does not have to be yours.

[CheekyChops]

I used to work for RBS group and that was the rule, your salary had to go into an account with the group. At one time many moons ago when I first started, you weren't even allowed to have a bank account with another bank but that has been relaxed now.

[Whoever]

If you employment contract forces you to have your salary paid into an RBS account and that is not convenient for you, I guess you can always set up a standing order on the first of every month (once you know your salary has arrived) for it to be transferred to another bank of your choice.