Pro rated salary calculation help

[needabreak5]

I have started new job on 2nd March, salary £24k, £2000 per month (mon-fri)

I'm told procedure for pro-rata/part month is to divide salary by 260 (working days) then multiply by number of days I will work in March (22 days). So should I expect to be paid £2030.77 ie more than normal for my first month?

I work in payroll, we use the same theory.

In this scenario we would take 1 day off your 12th so gross amount paid of £1907.69

Thank you - seems I have joined in a long month in terms of working days - so I might get less than expected.

@SquidGin

I work in payroll, we use the same theory.

In this scenario we would take 1 day off your 12th so gross amount paid of £1907.69

The rule only works to benefit in one direction, twas ever thus!

Yes, we would do similar in my company, but only for short term contractors - staff on an annual salary would have it averaged over the year. Our contractors tend to quote either a daily or weekly rate.

Anyway, so for Jan, it would have been 21 days (inc BH), Feb 20 days, and yes, March is 23 days

I don't know who makes decisions on these complex payroll matters. In your case, if you're working a set pattern and have had an annualised salary, I have no idea why they wouldn't just pay £2k per month...

@EmmaStone

I don't know who makes decisions on these complex payroll matters. In your case, if you're working a set pattern and have had an annualised salary, I have no idea why they wouldn't just pay £2k per month...

Because she's not working a full month when she starts.

I will just get £2k per month going forward. It's only for March where I haven't worked the full month then it will be pro-rated

because she didn't work 1 day?

Oh sorry, missed that small but vital detail!!