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About 5/6 weeks ago I got a part time job in a bar. I've been working around 15-20 a week whilst doing my law degree. It took 3 weeks to get my 1st weeks pay cheque which had been emergency taxed. The next week I got my 2nd cheque which was about £50 underpaid (that wasn't even without the tax taken off). Gradually I've worked over 61 hours which I haven't got a single penny for, that doesn't include the last 2 weeks wages. Because I was told at first that I was going to get a cheque every two weeks, I didn't really think about the money, just assumed i'd get it at some point. The owner who writes the cheques kept saying 'i'll bring them next week' but he never did.
I've had no pay slips to prove if he is even paying me right. I've asked the owner of the bar about the lack of money, but he basically blamed the manager for filling the time sheets out wrong. When I asked the manager about this, he sent me photographic evidence of the forms and he had been filling them in right.
Two other girls quit about a month ago because they were sick of not getting paid, however it is a legal entitlement to pay staff their wages even if they leave. He basically refused and barred them, they are maybe taking legal action to get their money.
Rather than giving me a cheque every week, he's got really behind and owes me money, he also hasn't paid other staff and avoids and ignores calls. He's basically a con man who doesn't wanna pay us and keeps putting it off and blaming other people.
My auntie has been in touch with ACAS and they've said that I should write him a final demand letter, demanding every bit of money to date, and if he doesn't pay within 7 days, he is breaking the law. I dont wanna get sacked or make my job awkward. I wanna leave, but I don't wanna risk loosing my money if I annoy him. It's ridiculous that i'm giving up hours of my time for nothing and I hardly have anything to show for my work!
I've had no pay slips to prove if he is even paying me right. I've asked the owner of the bar about the lack of money, but he basically blamed the manager for filling the time sheets out wrong. When I asked the manager about this, he sent me photographic evidence of the forms and he had been filling them in right.
Two other girls quit about a month ago because they were sick of not getting paid, however it is a legal entitlement to pay staff their wages even if they leave. He basically refused and barred them, they are maybe taking legal action to get their money.
Rather than giving me a cheque every week, he's got really behind and owes me money, he also hasn't paid other staff and avoids and ignores calls. He's basically a con man who doesn't wanna pay us and keeps putting it off and blaming other people.
My auntie has been in touch with ACAS and they've said that I should write him a final demand letter, demanding every bit of money to date, and if he doesn't pay within 7 days, he is breaking the law. I dont wanna get sacked or make my job awkward. I wanna leave, but I don't wanna risk loosing my money if I annoy him. It's ridiculous that i'm giving up hours of my time for nothing and I hardly have anything to show for my work!
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