Hi everyone,
I'll try to keep this brief, but would hugely appreciate any help or advice people could give me.
In chronological order of events with some extra info, my issues are as follows:
- Started work beginning of May 2016 with a brief email from new employer outlining my basic pay, probation period and start date as a permanent employee
- 1 month later, no contract and pay was directly paid into my bank account via fast track payment with tax and national insurance deducted, but no payslip
- 1 week after above date I called HMRC to check if tax and national insurance has been paid - no it hadn't
- 4 weeks and 4 days after above pay date told to sign contract on the spot. I asked if I could read it overnight
- NEXT DAY - withholding of wages until contract signed. This was also pay day. I asked about tax etc. being paid, was told it hasn't been (I recorded full conversion as proof). I refused to sign contract until basic salary was paid and I could be given x2 payslips. Within a few hours I was taken for a disciplinary meeting and suspended for A) relations breaking down on my part (i.e. questioning my contract and tax) and B) my general performance (they day before I was given my contract to sign I had had a review and was told I was working well).
- I was then offered a new job after the meeting for a partner company which I declined. I've had no written confirmation that I am either suspended or sacked, and instead of receiving 5 weeks pay I've only had 4, which was paid after the meeting. Contacting the company since has got me nowhere. If I am dismissed then I'm also owed 5 days accrued holiday as well as 1 weeks work. As I have no documentation regarding termination of employment, tax paid, payslips etc. I can't even sign on.
So: tax and national insurance not paid by employer, employer admits this but makes no effort to pay it, no payslips, suspended for not signing contract and querying above AND no paperwork for suspension/dismissal - WHAT DO I DO?? Do I have the grounds for a tribunal?
This all happened on Friday 8th July.
*Any* help or advice would be relished! Thank you
I'll try to keep this brief, but would hugely appreciate any help or advice people could give me.
In chronological order of events with some extra info, my issues are as follows:
- Started work beginning of May 2016 with a brief email from new employer outlining my basic pay, probation period and start date as a permanent employee
- 1 month later, no contract and pay was directly paid into my bank account via fast track payment with tax and national insurance deducted, but no payslip
- 1 week after above date I called HMRC to check if tax and national insurance has been paid - no it hadn't
- 4 weeks and 4 days after above pay date told to sign contract on the spot. I asked if I could read it overnight
- NEXT DAY - withholding of wages until contract signed. This was also pay day. I asked about tax etc. being paid, was told it hasn't been (I recorded full conversion as proof). I refused to sign contract until basic salary was paid and I could be given x2 payslips. Within a few hours I was taken for a disciplinary meeting and suspended for A) relations breaking down on my part (i.e. questioning my contract and tax) and B) my general performance (they day before I was given my contract to sign I had had a review and was told I was working well).
- I was then offered a new job after the meeting for a partner company which I declined. I've had no written confirmation that I am either suspended or sacked, and instead of receiving 5 weeks pay I've only had 4, which was paid after the meeting. Contacting the company since has got me nowhere. If I am dismissed then I'm also owed 5 days accrued holiday as well as 1 weeks work. As I have no documentation regarding termination of employment, tax paid, payslips etc. I can't even sign on.
So: tax and national insurance not paid by employer, employer admits this but makes no effort to pay it, no payslips, suspended for not signing contract and querying above AND no paperwork for suspension/dismissal - WHAT DO I DO?? Do I have the grounds for a tribunal?
This all happened on Friday 8th July.
*Any* help or advice would be relished! Thank you
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