In a recent case, a tribunal said that an employee who was overpaid by mistake for three years can keep all the money and her erroneous pay rise. So what happened and how did her employer get it so
wrong?
Published 08.07.2009
When Sheffield City Council received a collective grievance about pay, it brought in an HR consultant. She wrongly informed staff that they were entitled to a much higher rate. Was the employer bound
by the consultant’s mistake?
Published 26.08.2014
Last month, for whatever reason, you were late in processing payroll data. This meant that staff received their pay a week late. Some of them are very unhappy and demanding compensation. Do you have
to pay it?
Published 28.06.2008
As a careful employer you always provide your employees with an itemised pay statement, often called a payslip, at the point you pay them. But where do you stand if a member of staff says it’s
incorrect?
Published 02.06.2009
A colleague is having problems recovering an over-payment of salary made to an employee who’s recently left. What should you have in place to avoid the same problems in your workplace?
Published 09.02.2006
You’ve decided that all new hires must attend induction training before they can commence employment in their job role. What’s the legal position with regards to pay where compulsory training is a
condition of a job offer?
Published 26.10.2021
Each time you see a particular employee, a mobile phone is glued to their ear and it’s clear the conversation isn’t work-related. As they are focused on personal matters, can you deduct the length of
their calls from their pay?
Published 14.05.2012
There will be occasions where you’ll need to withhold a day’s pay, for example, if an employee takes unpaid leave. According to the Supreme Court, how should pay for that day be calculated?
Published 03.07.2017
An employee is entitled to receive an itemised statement of pay on, or before, their pay date which sets out their gross and net pay amounts. When it comes to the actual deductions made, what
information must you provide?
Published 20.11.2014