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My partner started work at the end of April she then got her first mths wages at of may and so on. No contract has been signed no statement of employment nothing. My partner handed in her wks notice as oblige to to so now the employer is asking for the wages bk for the last month is this allowed
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My partner started work at the end of April she then got her first mths wages at of may and so on. No contract has been signed no statement of employment nothing. My partner handed in her wks notice as oblige to to so now the employer is asking for the wages bk for the last month is this allowed
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This sounds like it might be a legal question, and we don't attempt to answer legal questions. Did the employer pay her for hours not yet worked? Why is the employer asking for wages back?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:43
My partner was a school escort which meant full wages during school holidays aswell so the wages she got at the end of August was for August. My partner then had letter from hospital stating she needs an major operation so she gave a wks notice as per rules by employment authority but the boss is now asking for the August wages bk
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 20:51
Did she work during August? Or because this is for a school, did she receive prorated pay? In other words, does she have the summer off, works for 10 months, and gets that 10 months' pay over 12 months?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:56
I dont think so it wasn't explained to us by the employer the council payed the employer then the employer payed my partner no wages were reduced to pay her for the two mths of no work.
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
She couldn't work coz no schools were open
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Sep 7 at 21:01
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My partner started work at the end of April she then got her first mths wages at of may and so on. No contract has been signed no statement of employment nothing. My partner handed in her wks notice as oblige to to so now the employer is asking for the wages bk for the last month is this allowed
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My partner started work at the end of April she then got her first mths wages at of may and so on. No contract has been signed no statement of employment nothing. My partner handed in her wks notice as oblige to to so now the employer is asking for the wages bk for the last month is this allowed
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This sounds like it might be a legal question, and we don't attempt to answer legal questions. Did the employer pay her for hours not yet worked? Why is the employer asking for wages back?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:43
My partner was a school escort which meant full wages during school holidays aswell so the wages she got at the end of August was for August. My partner then had letter from hospital stating she needs an major operation so she gave a wks notice as per rules by employment authority but the boss is now asking for the August wages bk
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 20:51
Did she work during August? Or because this is for a school, did she receive prorated pay? In other words, does she have the summer off, works for 10 months, and gets that 10 months' pay over 12 months?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:56
I dont think so it wasn't explained to us by the employer the council payed the employer then the employer payed my partner no wages were reduced to pay her for the two mths of no work.
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
She couldn't work coz no schools were open
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
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This sounds like it might be a legal question, and we don't attempt to answer legal questions. Did the employer pay her for hours not yet worked? Why is the employer asking for wages back?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:43
My partner was a school escort which meant full wages during school holidays aswell so the wages she got at the end of August was for August. My partner then had letter from hospital stating she needs an major operation so she gave a wks notice as per rules by employment authority but the boss is now asking for the August wages bk
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 20:51
Did she work during August? Or because this is for a school, did she receive prorated pay? In other words, does she have the summer off, works for 10 months, and gets that 10 months' pay over 12 months?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:56
I dont think so it wasn't explained to us by the employer the council payed the employer then the employer payed my partner no wages were reduced to pay her for the two mths of no work.
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
She couldn't work coz no schools were open
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
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This sounds like it might be a legal question, and we don't attempt to answer legal questions. Did the employer pay her for hours not yet worked? Why is the employer asking for wages back?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:43
This sounds like it might be a legal question, and we don't attempt to answer legal questions. Did the employer pay her for hours not yet worked? Why is the employer asking for wages back?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:43
My partner was a school escort which meant full wages during school holidays aswell so the wages she got at the end of August was for August. My partner then had letter from hospital stating she needs an major operation so she gave a wks notice as per rules by employment authority but the boss is now asking for the August wages bk
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 20:51
My partner was a school escort which meant full wages during school holidays aswell so the wages she got at the end of August was for August. My partner then had letter from hospital stating she needs an major operation so she gave a wks notice as per rules by employment authority but the boss is now asking for the August wages bk
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 20:51
Did she work during August? Or because this is for a school, did she receive prorated pay? In other words, does she have the summer off, works for 10 months, and gets that 10 months' pay over 12 months?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:56
Did she work during August? Or because this is for a school, did she receive prorated pay? In other words, does she have the summer off, works for 10 months, and gets that 10 months' pay over 12 months?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:56
I dont think so it wasn't explained to us by the employer the council payed the employer then the employer payed my partner no wages were reduced to pay her for the two mths of no work.
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
I dont think so it wasn't explained to us by the employer the council payed the employer then the employer payed my partner no wages were reduced to pay her for the two mths of no work.
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
She couldn't work coz no schools were open
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
She couldn't work coz no schools were open
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
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Sometimes teachers and others working in schools are paid in a way that allows them a steady income, even though they take summers off. So they work 10 months, and get that split up into 12 monthly payments.
If your partner started at the end of April, that possibly meant she worked all of May and part of June, and then was off the rest of June, all of July, and all of August. But she's still getting paid each month, assuming that she will catch back up when she starts working again. However, she gave notice and won't catch back up.
What that means, is they have paid her for 4/12s, or 1/4 of the working year, but she has only worked perhaps 2/10s (or 1/5). She's been paid for more than she has worked.
On the other hand, you're saying that she was being paid what was expected per hour, with no pro-rating. Why then was she being paid when she wasn't working?
At this point, the best option is to go and ask for clarification. Don't do it in an accusatory manner, looking for a fight. Do it in a way that means you are just asking for clarification, trying to understand how this works. If it turns out they made a mistake, then you're not already on bad standing with each other. If it turns out she made a mistake, then the best option is to accept that. And if she's talking politely to them, it will be easier to work out a way to repay, rather than having to repay it all at once, which might be difficult.
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But if she was been payed prorated then the hourly rate would of been more than 12.75 which it wasn't she was told when she started that she would get 316.00 a month then the same through the holidays instead she got payed 512.00 a month which we asked if this was right and the employer said yes
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:18
Now i would of thought the prorated pay is 316. But instead they payed the full month rates which we clarified with the employer if this was correct. So it's not as if we took the 512 and kept it quiet
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:21
That makes it sound like a mistake on their end - they are not paying pro-rated, and then acted like they were. Possibly including sending her a check when she hadn't worked. But even if they made a mistake, if they overpaid, she doesn't get to keep the money.
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:21
@M.cook - but did she get paid for August even though she didn't work?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:26
Yes she got paid for August and july which were school holidays but there only asking for August thats why i don't understand why
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:29
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Sometimes teachers and others working in schools are paid in a way that allows them a steady income, even though they take summers off. So they work 10 months, and get that split up into 12 monthly payments.
If your partner started at the end of April, that possibly meant she worked all of May and part of June, and then was off the rest of June, all of July, and all of August. But she's still getting paid each month, assuming that she will catch back up when she starts working again. However, she gave notice and won't catch back up.
What that means, is they have paid her for 4/12s, or 1/4 of the working year, but she has only worked perhaps 2/10s (or 1/5). She's been paid for more than she has worked.
On the other hand, you're saying that she was being paid what was expected per hour, with no pro-rating. Why then was she being paid when she wasn't working?
At this point, the best option is to go and ask for clarification. Don't do it in an accusatory manner, looking for a fight. Do it in a way that means you are just asking for clarification, trying to understand how this works. If it turns out they made a mistake, then you're not already on bad standing with each other. If it turns out she made a mistake, then the best option is to accept that. And if she's talking politely to them, it will be easier to work out a way to repay, rather than having to repay it all at once, which might be difficult.
answered Sep 7 at 21:13
thursdaysgeek
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But if she was been payed prorated then the hourly rate would of been more than 12.75 which it wasn't she was told when she started that she would get 316.00 a month then the same through the holidays instead she got payed 512.00 a month which we asked if this was right and the employer said yes
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:18
Now i would of thought the prorated pay is 316. But instead they payed the full month rates which we clarified with the employer if this was correct. So it's not as if we took the 512 and kept it quiet
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:21
That makes it sound like a mistake on their end - they are not paying pro-rated, and then acted like they were. Possibly including sending her a check when she hadn't worked. But even if they made a mistake, if they overpaid, she doesn't get to keep the money.
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:21
@M.cook - but did she get paid for August even though she didn't work?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:26
Yes she got paid for August and july which were school holidays but there only asking for August thats why i don't understand why
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:29
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Sometimes teachers and others working in schools are paid in a way that allows them a steady income, even though they take summers off. So they work 10 months, and get that split up into 12 monthly payments.
If your partner started at the end of April, that possibly meant she worked all of May and part of June, and then was off the rest of June, all of July, and all of August. But she's still getting paid each month, assuming that she will catch back up when she starts working again. However, she gave notice and won't catch back up.
What that means, is they have paid her for 4/12s, or 1/4 of the working year, but she has only worked perhaps 2/10s (or 1/5). She's been paid for more than she has worked.
On the other hand, you're saying that she was being paid what was expected per hour, with no pro-rating. Why then was she being paid when she wasn't working?
At this point, the best option is to go and ask for clarification. Don't do it in an accusatory manner, looking for a fight. Do it in a way that means you are just asking for clarification, trying to understand how this works. If it turns out they made a mistake, then you're not already on bad standing with each other. If it turns out she made a mistake, then the best option is to accept that. And if she's talking politely to them, it will be easier to work out a way to repay, rather than having to repay it all at once, which might be difficult.
answered Sep 7 at 21:13
thursdaysgeek
24.3k103999
But if she was been payed prorated then the hourly rate would of been more than 12.75 which it wasn't she was told when she started that she would get 316.00 a month then the same through the holidays instead she got payed 512.00 a month which we asked if this was right and the employer said yes
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:18
Now i would of thought the prorated pay is 316. But instead they payed the full month rates which we clarified with the employer if this was correct. So it's not as if we took the 512 and kept it quiet
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:21
That makes it sound like a mistake on their end - they are not paying pro-rated, and then acted like they were. Possibly including sending her a check when she hadn't worked. But even if they made a mistake, if they overpaid, she doesn't get to keep the money.
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:21
@M.cook - but did she get paid for August even though she didn't work?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:26
Yes she got paid for August and july which were school holidays but there only asking for August thats why i don't understand why
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:29
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Sometimes teachers and others working in schools are paid in a way that allows them a steady income, even though they take summers off. So they work 10 months, and get that split up into 12 monthly payments.
If your partner started at the end of April, that possibly meant she worked all of May and part of June, and then was off the rest of June, all of July, and all of August. But she's still getting paid each month, assuming that she will catch back up when she starts working again. However, she gave notice and won't catch back up.
What that means, is they have paid her for 4/12s, or 1/4 of the working year, but she has only worked perhaps 2/10s (or 1/5). She's been paid for more than she has worked.
On the other hand, you're saying that she was being paid what was expected per hour, with no pro-rating. Why then was she being paid when she wasn't working?
At this point, the best option is to go and ask for clarification. Don't do it in an accusatory manner, looking for a fight. Do it in a way that means you are just asking for clarification, trying to understand how this works. If it turns out they made a mistake, then you're not already on bad standing with each other. If it turns out she made a mistake, then the best option is to accept that. And if she's talking politely to them, it will be easier to work out a way to repay, rather than having to repay it all at once, which might be difficult.
answered Sep 7 at 21:13
thursdaysgeek
24.3k103999
Sometimes teachers and others working in schools are paid in a way that allows them a steady income, even though they take summers off. So they work 10 months, and get that split up into 12 monthly payments.
If your partner started at the end of April, that possibly meant she worked all of May and part of June, and then was off the rest of June, all of July, and all of August. But she's still getting paid each month, assuming that she will catch back up when she starts working again. However, she gave notice and won't catch back up.
What that means, is they have paid her for 4/12s, or 1/4 of the working year, but she has only worked perhaps 2/10s (or 1/5). She's been paid for more than she has worked.
On the other hand, you're saying that she was being paid what was expected per hour, with no pro-rating. Why then was she being paid when she wasn't working?
At this point, the best option is to go and ask for clarification. Don't do it in an accusatory manner, looking for a fight. Do it in a way that means you are just asking for clarification, trying to understand how this works. If it turns out they made a mistake, then you're not already on bad standing with each other. If it turns out she made a mistake, then the best option is to accept that. And if she's talking politely to them, it will be easier to work out a way to repay, rather than having to repay it all at once, which might be difficult.
answered Sep 7 at 21:13
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answered Sep 7 at 21:13
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answered Sep 7 at 21:13
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But if she was been payed prorated then the hourly rate would of been more than 12.75 which it wasn't she was told when she started that she would get 316.00 a month then the same through the holidays instead she got payed 512.00 a month which we asked if this was right and the employer said yes
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:18
Now i would of thought the prorated pay is 316. But instead they payed the full month rates which we clarified with the employer if this was correct. So it's not as if we took the 512 and kept it quiet
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:21
That makes it sound like a mistake on their end - they are not paying pro-rated, and then acted like they were. Possibly including sending her a check when she hadn't worked. But even if they made a mistake, if they overpaid, she doesn't get to keep the money.
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:21
@M.cook - but did she get paid for August even though she didn't work?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:26
Yes she got paid for August and july which were school holidays but there only asking for August thats why i don't understand why
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:29
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But if she was been payed prorated then the hourly rate would of been more than 12.75 which it wasn't she was told when she started that she would get 316.00 a month then the same through the holidays instead she got payed 512.00 a month which we asked if this was right and the employer said yes
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:18
Now i would of thought the prorated pay is 316. But instead they payed the full month rates which we clarified with the employer if this was correct. So it's not as if we took the 512 and kept it quiet
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:21
That makes it sound like a mistake on their end - they are not paying pro-rated, and then acted like they were. Possibly including sending her a check when she hadn't worked. But even if they made a mistake, if they overpaid, she doesn't get to keep the money.
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:21
@M.cook - but did she get paid for August even though she didn't work?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:26
Yes she got paid for August and july which were school holidays but there only asking for August thats why i don't understand why
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:29
But if she was been payed prorated then the hourly rate would of been more than 12.75 which it wasn't she was told when she started that she would get 316.00 a month then the same through the holidays instead she got payed 512.00 a month which we asked if this was right and the employer said yes
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:18
But if she was been payed prorated then the hourly rate would of been more than 12.75 which it wasn't she was told when she started that she would get 316.00 a month then the same through the holidays instead she got payed 512.00 a month which we asked if this was right and the employer said yes
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:18
Now i would of thought the prorated pay is 316. But instead they payed the full month rates which we clarified with the employer if this was correct. So it's not as if we took the 512 and kept it quiet
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:21
Now i would of thought the prorated pay is 316. But instead they payed the full month rates which we clarified with the employer if this was correct. So it's not as if we took the 512 and kept it quiet
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:21
That makes it sound like a mistake on their end - they are not paying pro-rated, and then acted like they were. Possibly including sending her a check when she hadn't worked. But even if they made a mistake, if they overpaid, she doesn't get to keep the money.
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:21
That makes it sound like a mistake on their end - they are not paying pro-rated, and then acted like they were. Possibly including sending her a check when she hadn't worked. But even if they made a mistake, if they overpaid, she doesn't get to keep the money.
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:21
@M.cook - but did she get paid for August even though she didn't work?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:26
@M.cook - but did she get paid for August even though she didn't work?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 21:26
Yes she got paid for August and july which were school holidays but there only asking for August thats why i don't understand why
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:29
Yes she got paid for August and july which were school holidays but there only asking for August thats why i don't understand why
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:29
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This sounds like it might be a legal question, and we don't attempt to answer legal questions. Did the employer pay her for hours not yet worked? Why is the employer asking for wages back?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:43
My partner was a school escort which meant full wages during school holidays aswell so the wages she got at the end of August was for August. My partner then had letter from hospital stating she needs an major operation so she gave a wks notice as per rules by employment authority but the boss is now asking for the August wages bk
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 20:51
Did she work during August? Or because this is for a school, did she receive prorated pay? In other words, does she have the summer off, works for 10 months, and gets that 10 months' pay over 12 months?
– thursdaysgeek
Sep 7 at 20:56
I dont think so it wasn't explained to us by the employer the council payed the employer then the employer payed my partner no wages were reduced to pay her for the two mths of no work.
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01
She couldn't work coz no schools were open
– M.cook
Sep 7 at 21:01