New job - getting paid

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daimbarsatemydogsbone · 01/04/2022 13:19

I started a new job on 8th March. It's a monthly paid job, paid on or around 21st.
I didn't get paid on 21st, so asked why.
Apparently the cutoff for payroll is 7th, so I was never going to be paid - not that anyone thought to tell me.
What makes this worse is that they plan to pay the whole amount in April - 45 days after I start, and they will treat it as if it was all earned in April which will mean I will overpay NI.
I know this is all very first world - but I really don't see why I should lose out due to their ludicrous cutoff and refusal to process my pay in the period when it was earned, in accordance with the law.

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daimbarsatemydogsbone · 24/04/2022 23:01

WeeFinbar · 24/04/2022 22:36

It would be good to review your review your income tax position too and if they record the March element on your 21/22 P60. It might not matter in the grand scheme as rates have not changed, but it depends on what your prior salary, pension contributions, childcare clawback, etc came to. If your salary was lower in 21/22 you may have some of the basic rate tax band to use.

Similarly, you seem to now be on £85k pa with no pension. If you were to get a bonus or other taxable benefits, this £5k could easily land in the +£100k bracket where you start to lose your personal allowance and have a marginal tax rate of about 60%.

Thanks - I've been deferred but would have joined the pension if I was going to stay. Thanks for the advice - I actually took a pay cut to join this outfit so I didn't have any basic rate tax allowance left for last year.

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