How Many Weeks Should He Get Paid?

[buffymad]

Sorry for all the employment questions lately!

Other half has started new job today. They get paid on 28th of each month. He was told by another employee that cut off is next week and he’d only get paid for 1 week (ie this week) on the 28th. Does that sound right? Sure when I started my job at the start of the month I was paid the full whack at the end of the month and others have said similar??

[Buenchico]

There are no set rules. Weekly-paid workers typically work 'a week in hand', whereby they get paid at the end of 'Week 2' for the work they did in 'Week 1'. Similarly, some-monthly paid workers have to wait until the very end of their second month's employment before getting paid for the first one. So, as another employee has indicated to your OH, it's the employer's choice of 'cut-off date', together with how long they allow for processing data, that matters.

In some salaried occupations, such as teaching, it's common practice to pay staff in the middle of the current month that they're working. (When I started teaching for example, my contract commenced on 1st September but the school didn't open after the summer holidays until 8th September. As the local education authority paid staff in the middle of the current month, I only had to work for one week before receiving a full month's salary!). Others tend to pay their employees a week or two (or occasionally a full month) after a specific cut-off date. Some employers though will advance salary to recent starters who're experiencing cash-flow problems.

[maggiebee]

My DIL started a new job recently and is now paid monthly on the 28th of each month. As she started half way through the month she only received 2 week's wages. Hard, but company policy I understand.

[buffymad]

I know everywhere is different, just thought with starting today he might have got 3 weeks worth!

[chelle7272]

It sounds like they may have workers whose hours vary rather than all salaried. My son's job pays how you describe, you get paid each month for the hours worked up to the cut off date. Next month he will get paid for the hours from next week until the 28th and the days after the 28th until the next cut off date. Hope that last bit made sense!

[William51]

No, one cannot get paid for time not worked. It is always the same when the first wage packet is small because the employee only works part of the first month.