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Pay query
Hi there,
Please help...I recently started a new job but ending it after two days as I felt the job wasnt for me nor was it doing my children any good. I made them aware of this but still to this day...a month later...i have not recieved my wage nor a wage slip. Surely this cant be right can it? How do i go about getting my money? I have made 5 requests now including one in writing
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My sister once started a job at a dog stadium where I worked after she had her son. She was exhausted after two nights and said that she was really sorry but she couldn't continue. She never went back. When I next went in to work they gave me an envelope with her pay in it. She wasn't expecting it as she only worked two nights for a few hours so I just suppose it depends on whether they are decent enough people.
How about contacting somewhere like your local jobcentre as they will know your rights to this money.
Hope this helps
I am partly playing devil's advocate here, so don't take it the wrong way.
1. If you did not sign a contract, in what sense are they obliged to pay you? You were not technically an employee. I can see why they have not paid you to date given that they'd only put you on the payroll when you sign the contract.
2. Why should they pay you when, by your own admission, you did not actually do any work? If they paid you, what would they be paying you for?
It might be best talking to a CAB if there is one near. I think I would personally chalk this one up to experience and make sure that the next job I applied to, I had researched it and asked lots of questions if unsure. Fight for the money if you have to, but weighing up the time and effort this could involve (time you could be spending with your children), could work against you.
Good luck whatever you decide.