alt.uk.law

On 29 Jul, 09:18, "Fallingdown" wrote:
> Hi,
> can anyone help with this dilema, the company i work for still pay my wages
> by cheque at the end of each month, usualy the last day of the month, but it
> takes 3 days to clear my bank, (sometimes longer if its a weekend ) which in
> turn sometimes makes my account overdrawn which incurs charges, i have asked
> my employer to use the BACS system but he says he cant do that, i have also
> suggested that he gives me my cheque 3 days before the end of the month so
> that it can clear my bank and be ready for use by the 1st of the month, he
> refuses to do this also, do i have any legal rights here? and could i ask my
> employer to pay for any overdrawn charges that i get burdened with?
> any help appreciated, Thanks.

When you are paid, and how, should be detailed as part of your
contract. A change would need to be with the consent of your employer.
I don't think you'll have any legal right to have it changed, and your
employer cannot be held responsible for how you manage your finances.
Since you say your employer 'still' pays by cheque, that sounds like
its a long-term arrangement. That would surely have given you
reasonable scope to time-shift your budgetting by three days by now.

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