Salary on contract higher than discussed

[cinderfrickingrella]

I started a new job this week. I accepted it verbally and salary was confirmed at 28k. Received contract today and salary is stated as 35k.

My new boss was cc'd in the email, so has a copy. Would you query it, or sign it and be happy?!

Sign it and shush!

Or maybe it's a test..

Query it. It will get picked up as a typo during the payroll authorisation. I would be very at passing someone’s probation if I thought they had tried to deceive me.

At the very least I would ask them to confirm the salary as you believe there may be a miss understanding.

Why on earth would you ask for a lower salary? Just sign it.

You should report it, they won't be bound to honour a true error if it's a typo anyway and it will get you brownie points for honesty and attention to detail.

Can you send a quick email and ask them to confirm that the salary is £35k as per the contract? Don’t mention the lower salary though!

You could just say "can you just confirm the salary is £35k"? And let them say yes or no.

Our charity values include honesty and I'd be worried it'll make you look either quite deceitful or careless if you sign and then they point out typo. I would query it but hope for the best!

Query it. It will be discovered during audits etc

I would sign it and if questioned I would say that you assumed that they had reconsidered it and found that they had more budget etc. I would say that you would have assumed that as an organised, well respected company that they would not have made an error over such a major contractual term. I mean, there should be at least a couple of people checking such a contract.
Perhaps it is not even a mistake? They could have reconsidered.

Also your boss has a copy of the contract! Would he/she not query it if there was an issue!!

You have to query it op. Sorry!

Not all companies have lots of people involved in this process.. You will lookdishonest (no one would believe any excuse you come up with) and having your contract terminated and getting someone in trouble. Which, even if you don't get sacked would make it very hard to work there.

And, having to repay it if you carry on working there (or via small claims) which depending on what terms they agree to will bring your salary way below 28k.

I'd query it, sorry. It could come back to bite you, and it could be that someone who'd made a genuine mistake that would get their ass kicked when it comes to light.

If the OP and the employer agreed on the lower figure and this is just a typo in the contract which OP is aware of and they aren't, they don't have to honour it. They can apply for rectification for unilateral mistake anyway. There is no advantage whatsoever in signing and keeping schtum and quite a large risk that it will jeopardise the OP's position plus having to pay salary back.

Sign it. For goodness sake, sign!

Are you sure one figure wasn’t gross and the other figure was net?
Not sure what the difference in those 2 figures would be though.
I know nannying jobs are quite often advertised with net pay, which would be less than the gross pay.

Exactly xiao, I'm really surprised at people suggesting op sign it and keep quiet. Yep, that will ensure a long and successful career there

I guess if op isn't really arsed about the job or reputation at the company she's got nothing to lose..........

Is it pro rata. Eg 35k full time but you are doing 0.8 time so get 28k?

Ask them to confirm the higher salary is correct - ' Dear blah blah, just wanted to check the salary is xx per the contract. ' then if they confirm sign the contract and send mention it again.

Definitely go back asking them to confirm that the salary is correct. They will be grateful if it's a mistake which is a good place to start from and if it's not a mistake then all good anyway.

If this was a Saturday job at Greggs I'd say sign it. If you are a professional and you care about your reputation particularly as the new team member on probation, query it.

I'll query it. It's not resting easy with me and a little part of me wonders if it's a test.. I'd always be on edge otherwise and would like to start o the right foot! Thank you!

Yes probably best to confirm it’s correct.

My ex colleague has signed a new contract recently, he was switching from contract to payroll, they kept his contract rate in the contract. He signed it. THe VP noticed later and said oh well, you win this one

Please query it op. Those saying others must check contracts are wrong. I write the contracts for our large trust and they are not checked by the chair who signs them. Typos are easy done as are mix ups between different sets of paperwork. It's unlikely payroll and contract will match so chances are you won't get paid this amount if it is a mistake.

What happened?