Why am I getting my pay so earlier?

[shamus2020]

I'm usually paid from work on the last day of the month but just checked my bank and it's going in tomorrow?
Anyone else?

Christmas month is always paid early. (In most jobs)

Christmas pay is always early

A lot of places do that, pay before Christmas. Don't worry.

Monday is a bank holiday because of Boxing Day being a Sunday, so it only gives three more days in the year - and it’s typical to be paid early in December anyway

We always get paid at least 1 week early for Christmas, makes January a bloody long month!

Yeah Christmas payday is always early. Not many payroll offices working over Christmas, and gives time to sort out any discrepancies before the bank holidays.

We always get paid early (carer) normally 26th of the month. Hate this time of year, as it is 5-6 wks before we get paid again.

Yeah l have been paid early as well. I find it a hindrance, where my partner works you can opt out of it and get paid on the usual day. Wish l could!

This is usual. It’s so the payroll team can have a break too.

Just make sure you factor in having to spread the money out over a longer time period, I’ve been stung before by not realising I’d have to pay two lots of bills in some cases

DH Gets paid early in December and January, February is the shortest month so things even out. Only company I know that does it that way but it's quite clever.

Our company switched permanently to a mid-month payday (16th or last working day before 16th) to avoid this as it can really screw people up!

Just go steady spending it because January is a long month!

If you know you get paid early in December, how is January a long month?

Just don't spend the pay until your usual payday ??

I love the sweeping generalisations on MN. Christmas pay is not always early as some posters have declared, it is for many companies but not all by any means (we pay on normal pay date in December). Clearly yours is one that does pay early

We got paid last Friday. I do my Christmas shopping early so I never fall into the trap of thinking I’m better off than I am, but I still hate it. It almost feels like two months between mid December and the end of January. Talk about the bleak midwinter.
I much preferred it when I got paid on the 15th of every month.

There really is no reason why you should be paid early. All banks have a facility to set up a payment date in advance, that way payroll can do their work and set up to pay on normal pay day. A lot of companies pay early but not all.

my dh got paid yesterday-alot of places do it before xmas

does make jan a long month

We always get paid early in Dec .

I work for our local county council. I will get paid on 31st December - the last working day of the month as always

Have you never worked before?

Transfer it to another account and then back again on your usual pay day. That's what I usually do.

This used to be annoying when I worked somewhere that paid hourly, because it was a week or so early you'd be paid for about 3 weeks' work, which would then have to last 5 weeks until the next payday at the normal date in January (of course this would then be higher).

If it's a monthly salary that's always the same I don't see the issue.

I get paid early in December first job ive ever had that does, dh doesn't get paid early he works for the civil service so I dont think its right to assume everyone gets paid early.

Not unusual but, as others have said, not always the norm. Usually comes down to companies trying to help people out at Christmas (though not useful, really as the tendency is to spend it too early!) and payroll staff being on annual leave between Christmas and New Year.

Always paid early here too, so is DP. We just pretend it isn't there until normal payday otherwise January seems to last forever!