Harry'sMom07
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I dno't know if anyone can help me, but we're a diverse bunch here so I thought I'd ask!...
At my place of work we are paid monthly. This used to be by BACS, to arrive in our account on the last working day of the month.
A few months ago, our employer began paying us by cheque - we had to physically pay it in a few days before the last working day, so the money would be cleared in time.
In January, we were informed that we would now be receiving our cheques ON the last working day of the month, meaning the money won't clear until a few days later, depending on banks.
Obviously, this is a tad inconvenient at the best of times, but even more so this month: we receive a cheque on Wednesday 31st March, pay it in that day if we can get out to the bank, then it starts clearing on Thursday. Of course, we then have Good Friday, Sat, Sun and Easter Monday for the cheques to be sitting in the bank doing nowt and we don't get any money until at least the following Wednesday or Thursday at a guess?
(Still with me?!) Does anyone know if this is legal? My contract states that payment will be made "by credit transfer on the last working day of the month" ( I think - I don't have it to hand).
We are sick of being messed around. We've all had to change direct debit dates etc, only to find that with the bank holidays we may not have money to pay them!
Thanks for reading - hope I haven't bored you to sleep!!
At my place of work we are paid monthly. This used to be by BACS, to arrive in our account on the last working day of the month.
A few months ago, our employer began paying us by cheque - we had to physically pay it in a few days before the last working day, so the money would be cleared in time.
In January, we were informed that we would now be receiving our cheques ON the last working day of the month, meaning the money won't clear until a few days later, depending on banks.
Obviously, this is a tad inconvenient at the best of times, but even more so this month: we receive a cheque on Wednesday 31st March, pay it in that day if we can get out to the bank, then it starts clearing on Thursday. Of course, we then have Good Friday, Sat, Sun and Easter Monday for the cheques to be sitting in the bank doing nowt and we don't get any money until at least the following Wednesday or Thursday at a guess?
(Still with me?!) Does anyone know if this is legal? My contract states that payment will be made "by credit transfer on the last working day of the month" ( I think - I don't have it to hand).
We are sick of being messed around. We've all had to change direct debit dates etc, only to find that with the bank holidays we may not have money to pay them!
Thanks for reading - hope I haven't bored you to sleep!!