wages paid late because boss on holiday!

[golfpunk2007]

we're paid every fortnight by cheque which takes 5 days to clear! then when our boss and his wife company sec go on their two week hoilday which happens 3 times a 4 times a year we get paid late as in 3 weeks but then it's 4 by the time it's cleared! we do get paid the next week after that but it still messes our finances up as they never tell us when they go on hoilday! we only find out the day they've left! is this illegal???

[gilli999]

Probably! I would find another job if I were you and don't give your notice ! See how it feels for them to be left in the lurch.

[DottyH]

do they employ more than a dozen people cos if so they are well out of order doing this and come under the same employment legislation as everyone else, and paying by cheque for long term employees would be a worry as it is deferred payment which means they are scrabbling around for funds to cover the wage bill and so move on before they do a runner

[golfpunk2007]

they pay by cheque because it's cheap for them to do so! and believe me they are minted huge house,boat,cars etc...they only give us two weeks a year holiday and we are forced to have 2 weeks at christmas! they have loads of holidays which they tell us by law they only have to give us 7 days a year so be greatful! so as he only employs 10 does this mean he can do what he wants? he also does'nt pay travel time which can be 4 hours a day, only pays when we are on site!

[fraggle08]

Im not sure about the pay thing, as I also work in a company of 10 and receive my wages by cheque (although regulararly!) but with holidays you are legally entitled to 4 weeks paid annual leave per year, under The Working Time Regulations.
This right applies from the first day of employment. Most employers simply give new workers four weeks leave entitlement straight away. However, employers can choose to use an 'accruals' system during the first year of employment. 'Accrual' means that workers are given their four weeks leave in 12 pieces, with their entitlement increasing at the start of each month.
I wouldn't tell your employers about that bit though - you don't want to give them ideas! It does sound like they have no idea of the laws and their responsibilities.
see www.worksmart.org.uk

[joko]

companies do not have to pay travel time!

unless it is actually part of the job, they are not obliged to cover this to and from time - why should they? like you said its 4 hours - that you are not working yet you expect to be paid?
quite simply they would just not have employed you, and only taken people who lived 15 minutes away.

you knew the time it took when you took the job and that was your choice.