New job expects employees to work a month in hand?

[MoominMantra]

I've just started a new job and our contract just states we get paid on 28th of each month. When I asked about when we're paid she said we get paid for June on 28th July, July on 28th August and this essentially means that I have to work 6 weeks without any money which seems unfair to me.

What would be the reason behind this?

@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!

We're so, so sorry @MoominMantra. We had a request to remove a post on his thread and it seems we removed the entire thread by mistake. Totally our bad - we've reinstated it now.

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

Again, thanks @LilyMumsnet

@soulrider I think that is my main concern. Because it is new. OTOH I work in an area that does not seem to suffer financially even when people don't have much money.

I'm not going to move jobs now though, I've done so much job moving. The first job I had - very unreasonable boss who dumped her dog on me to look after when I was supposed to be working. Second job, I was worked into the ground (we all were) which led to back problems and having to go on sick leave.

I absolutely love this job in terms of the general way we are treated, my ability to do my job the way I need to, the ambiance and my colleagues. My boss is in most respects very kind to us in other ways.

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

It is to stop you being destitute if you leave

No it isn’t 🙄

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.

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

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!

That’s two months in hand.

Is it though? Maybe I misunderstood the op

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).