To feel pissed off about this (salary)

They do. Or at least they did in all the 39years I was there.
Banding and I know it changed before I left to only 3 (?) Pay points per band but the same idea.
As someone above said there were all sorts of full time hours but the basis was 37.5 hours and adjusted accordingly.

I suspect she did and they pointed out she hadn’t worked a full month (started on 2 Feb) so wasn’t going to get paid for a full month….

just ask the payroll team ffs

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I agree. Your contract and your pay should match.

Just ask for a breakdown on how your salary was calculated ......

They do, each band has spine points/ progressive points however you want to phrase it, usually 3 per band; the bottom, mid point after 2 years, top of band after 5 years. Except band 2 which is a flat band - pretty much inline with NMW

Because when you are offered a job on for example NHS Agenda for Change terms, you are referred to the AfC General terms on top of the local employment contract and these are non negotiable and umpteen pages long so it will be in there somewhere. Agreed hard to know if you're new to the NHS but it won't typically be spelled out as so many people just move around so the HR teams can't be working out who knows what. They just say refer to AfC national terms

Got my first paycheck of my new job today and it's the first time it's ever been right on the first go. I'm so used to it being cocked up I was expecting it.

Hopefully just a cock up for you

This sounds like exactly what has happened but ao weird they didn't make it clear. How would anyone outside the NHS ever understand the system? If I got a contract with a salary which stated that 36 hours was full time I'd fully expect the full salary for 36 hours.

HR massively messed up my salary when I started my job last year. Took a month to sort it out.

NHS don’t have spine points

If its an NHS role 37.5 and 36 hours are both classed as full time, many opt for 36 hours as you don’t do a make up shift every 8 weeks for the 1.5 hours, however there is then a reduction in pay.

The salary and spine point would be advertised at the standard for that band FT 37.5 hours but then reduced accordingly for hours.

Agree! What should we do stay quiet and be grateful we got the vote?!

No fucking way. I dont know if OP is male or female or otherwise but every single person should "annoy" HR the very moment they have a query about their pay or workplace.

If you've worked all available working days in the month I would not be expecting a reduction just because it's February

No you talk to payroll is what I meant. Probation period passing has to be a priority and pay will catch up in March

I've heard it all now.
It's 'annoying' to talk to HR to clarify a point about your salary?
Some women have really swallowed the misogyny pills when it comes to standing up for themselves.

It’ll be because you started on presumably Monday 2nd Feb (you still haven’t answered when your start date was), so have lost a day’s pay. Usually the first month’s pay at a new job is a bit lower for this reason.

i’d guess it was due to a start date. I’ve been screwed by this a few times. Eg I’ve started on the 3rd of the month and worked every working day that month but because it was determined by calendar days I lost the equivalent of 2/31 days of pay.

I think its more likely to do with your starting date. How much was your pay short? I absolutely wouldn't go in with all guns blazing. Just ask payroll. If a salary was on my contract thats what I'd expect to be paid unless it went on to mention that it would be pro rata and gavd the pro rata salary.

it will be the first month thing.

you joined on 2nd so payroll prorated the pay for first (and last months) as annual salary /262 by number of days you worked.

so 20/262 in February. If it was January 2nd it would be 22/262 ish.

Anyone in payroll will be pleased if you query. They might have been given the wrong information. They will be happy to explain or put it right.

It won't annoy anyone. What would annoy payroll is your not contacting them to ask , but talking about it to everyone else. Get your line manager to ask, or if you can ask the right person in payroll.

And that's correct to say they'd need to up your agreed salary accordingly if they want you to work 37 hrs (and you agree).

That's a load of waffle sorry. The contract clearly states salary X for 36 hours (FT) per OP's post. This is how she should be paid. FT salary for FT hours, 36.

You said you’ve queried it with HR, have they replied?
If your contract says x salary for a 36hr week then you’ll get x salary for a 36hr week. There’s no pro-rata for mythical 37hr week, whatever Chat GPT says.

What does your payslip say? All the info you need should (hopefully) be in there. I know mine details yearly salary, hourly salary, hours worked and all deductions.