New job expects employees to work a month in hand?

The title of the thread is incorrect. The situation as outlined in the OP is two months in hand. It’s very normal to be paid one month in hand (e.g. paid for all of March on the last working day of March).

Is it though? Maybe I misunderstood the op

That’s two months in hand.

How are all these people saying it's normal? Never come across it in 30 years. Being paid for March work at the end of April? Surely not!

worst thing is , we dont work one month in advance, we work 4 weeks in advance for every single month until we retire as we paid at the end of every month after working 4 weeks lol. our boss pays taxes as we are the producr gives it to the bank that taxes uus again and charges us to take it out of a machine as banks shut down on many high streets so now we buy 10 pound for 1.50 from a shop and spend it to be taxed a 3rd time. we ask for a loan but have to say why , what next phone boxes instead of phones and subscribe aka our wallets are now in a machine in a shop . Why not get our boss to just buy us a car house etc and we work it off instead of renting to never save enough to put down on an house as we lose rent thats wasted. and if we taxed on wages and its removed before we recieve it why isnt the bank taxed as we dont pay tax if we are a product and we are taxed spending it. be like taxing the ashop and deducting it from the purchase before you pay him. and getting 11.50 from the machine for your tenner. may just have a printer or buy money out of your own wallet, saving up buy scrap gold sell high buy low, house easy if you have underbed savings to give to kids on your death. its oours not gov to death tax it or solictor fees waste it

same frustration but for the opposite reason as I have worked in public services for the last 10 years and this is not common practice for salaried staff. So anyone claiming this is usual in public sector has misunderstood, in my opinion.

Exactly. I have worked in the civil service, local government, NHS and several private companies . I have never ever experienced being paid two months in arrears. Basic pay is paid in the current month. Overtime, commission, sick etc is the following month.

It is to stop you being destitute if you leave

No it isn’t 🙄

Ask for an advance, they can’t expect someone to work 6 weeks with no money

After working for a company that went into liquidation I'd be uncomfortable being 2 months in arrears.

@arethereanyleftatall - maybe we should try and do a survey then?

I accept that one's own experience does not define the world, it is just that I have literally never come across this in 25 years working in finance, in lots of environments.

Have a good evening!

The NHS is not two months in arrears. They pay you for the current month at the end of the month, then adjustments for the current month get sorted out the following month. So July pay will have July's base pay and June's overtime/sick pay, etc.

@arethereanyleftatall same frustration but for the opposite reason as I have worked in public services for the last 10 years and this is not common practice for salaried staff. So anyone claiming this is usual in public sector has misunderstood, in my opinion.

DH works in the NHS and gets paid at the end of the month for that month. That's in roles across a couple of different authorities too.

Is it a new company? I’d be worried about any company going bust really

Imagine doing all those days and not getting paid

If you have a chance to rethink, I would.

I hate that employers get away with so much shit.

Omg!!
I'm getting irrationally annoyed at this thread, somewhat overinvested. topcats nonsense post being the latest.
Just because You've (I'm referring to the many people on this thread who appear to know how everyone in the whole world is paid more than the person themselves) always got paid for work on 1st June by the end of June, this does not mean everybody else does.
Many, many people on this thread have stated that they get paid for working on 1st June at the end of July. They are not wrong, confused, making it up, had duff info, or anything else. I'm fairly confident people know how they get paid!!

Vv normal. Can be two months for nhs. In fact i dont know a single job you dont get paid until you work a month unless its cash in hand at end of week. Yanbu

You worked June 12-June 30 (end of pay period). You have to wait 30 days after the close of the pay period to be paid? I can understand a lag in pay, but not 30 days! The most lag I've ever had was 10 days.

Honestly, this speaks of a company who is not on sound financial footings and have little or no cash reserves with which to meet payroll. They are having to wait until the end of the following month because they have to wait until all of their 'accounts receivable' have be paid in before they can meet payroll.

I'd be looking for another job.

This is unheard of in small business, I have worked on many payrolls but never on a system like this. Make further enquires Op as this is unreasonable.

I work in payroll and have never heard of this in the 10 years and 700 payrolls I’ve experienced.

Wow, I’ve worked in lots of places and have never had this. It must be a major money issue for most people?

I have 2 contracts right now... one is temporary position & hourly pay... how OP describes, but that's using time sheets to record hours.: Eg: Deadline to submit timesheets is early July, so hours worked in June are paid at end of July.

Other job is salaried & paid at end of same month: hours worked in June are paid at end of June.