6 month contract

[MrMister]

I recently started a new job but am struggling for money over the next 6 weeks. Does it have to be monthly wages on a 6 month contract? Can there be a weekly pay arrangement ? It's not agency work.

[Maydup]

There are no set rules on this, its up to the employee.

Do you know if they run a weekly pay roll for any other staff? If so they might consider swapping you to it. Ask them. If not them they only run a monthly one and there's no option but the stick with monthly. But its still worth asking them for an interim payment to help you out during this first period. There's no harm in asking, they just advance you some money and take it out of yur due amount when they do pay you. Go see HR or the wages dept tomorrow.

[Maydup]

^^ sorry should read that its up to the employer!

[Buenchico]

As long as you actually get paid at some time (in line with the National Minimum Wage) statute law has nothing to do with it. (So there are no all-encompassing rules). It's entirely a matter of the contract between you and your employer (and/or the flexibility which the employer is prepared to extend to you within that contract).

All that you can do is to explain your difficulties to your employer and hope that you'll receive (for example) your first week's pay at the end of your first fortnight. Try politely pointing out that you're likely to run out of money for your petrol (or fares) to get you to work if you don't receive some pay earlier than you normally would. (That makes it the employer's problem, as they'd be left short-staffed, rather than yours).

If you've been unemployed for an extended period, this might help:
http://www.direct.gov...ngforwork/DG_10013908

Chris

[MrMister]

I will ask, but I just fear of sounding demanding on my second day off work.

[Maydup]

Ah, didn't realsie it was only the second day. In theory if you ask tomorrow thye will only be "owe" you two days money and they won't pay that little. BUt you could ask if there is a possibility of an interim payment at the end of 2 weeks rather than waiting the month.

Ask politely but don't sound too desperate! Just ask if it possible to make an interim payment on your wages to help your cash flow.

Good luck

[factor-fiction]

It's worth asking, and good luck with it. But if it's a large organisation in my experience they are quite inflexible and the payroll function may even be outsourced and outside their control to a large extent.

I'm afraid it is a problem most people have to face at some stage, especially when they start a new job. After a couple of months it gets easier as you adjust your spending. You may just have to forgo things for a while and seek to juggle some bills or pay for things on a zero% credit card for a while.