Apologies if this is in the wrong section. I started a new job at the beginning of November last year, very small team of around 10 people. It has come to light that my employer isn’t the best when it comes to payroll and imo doesn’t do things above board. For example, in the 7 months I’ve been here I’ve only ever received 1 payslip. He also pays wages late most of the time including this month (was meant to be paid on the 6th) but he paid us on Monday instead even though (I’m pretty sure) it should have been paid on the Friday before. I still also haven’t received my expenses/mileage payment which should have been paid along with my wages on Monday and when questioned, his response was “I just haven’t got round to it yet”. Still yet to receive the money so it’s now 6 days late and I have no idea when I will get it, he didn’t give me a date in mind. Last month it was a week late. This is a pattern with him and it’s just something that I and all the other staff have learnt to live with. He doesn’t seem to care that we all have bills to pay and rely on that money. It has absolutely nothing to do with COVID either, he has always been this way or at least since I’ve been here. Everyone jokes that he makes his own rules up when challenged.
Anyway, it saids in my contract that I am suppose to have a work place pension which has not been set up. In my previous job it was set up after 3 months and I received an email from the pension company to say so. I’ve not had any form of communication from my boss or the pension company about this. Another lady who works for the company mentioned that she’d been asking for a pension for nearly two years and his response was “what on earth would you want a pension for?” . She’s actually handed her notice in because of this and many other reasons. I am only 25 but would still like one (for obvious reasons), I’m just unsure as to how to go about it. I know if I ask him, he will just give me a 100 reasons as to why I don’t need one but if I report it to the pension company he will get in trouble (I imagine?) and be very annoyed at me and possibly make my life difficult at work.
I’m sure I could report it unanimously but as it’s a small team he’d probably suss out that it was me. He’s absolutely ruthless when it comes to things like this and has apparently even started paying staff from 5 different companies in order to not have to set up pensions for them/avoid paying tax on certain things. He’s also confided in me that he’s claimed some furlough pay for my wages as I haven’t been working my full hours (still working all the way through this, 5 days a week just not working full days).
I am looking to leave at some point in the future but due to the current situation I don’t think I’ll find a job that pays the wage I currently earn so it’s extremely difficult. Apart from all of this, it is actually quite a nice company to work and I do enjoy the job but he’s obviously not a responsible/reasonable employer. What should/can I do?
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shoppingshenanigans · 11/06/2020 13:19
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