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Salary agreed and contract issued, NHS saying issued in error

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widowtwankywashroom · 07/09/2023 15:21

I moved down from a b7 to a b6 in June of this year
I have an email and a contract issued to say my salary will be £42618
I am only being paid £ 35600 - I will move to £42618 in November
I only agreed to take the role on ( I was just going to bank etc ) because of this and now I am being told the contract has been issued in error and that resourcing hasn't followed the correct procedure
Where do I stand?
I have informed the union - what else can I do?

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Bromptotoo · 07/09/2023 16:45

As £42,618 is the max for Band 6 that would seem the logical point for somebody taking a demotion from Band 7.

Have they now said pay will be less, perhaps significantly less, than £42618?

caringcarer · 07/09/2023 17:03

You still have option to go to bank.

fiddlesticksandotherwords · 07/09/2023 17:29

The whole point of any contract is that it is legally binding, precisely to prevent one of the signatories saying "Oh whoopsy, we got it wrong so we're not going to pay you that much after all".

A contract is a contract. You might like to point that out to them.

blacksax · 07/09/2023 17:34

Their administrative cock-up is not your concern.

You have a contract which states that they are agreeing to pay you a certain salary from a certain date, and you accepted the position on that very basis. They are contractually obliged to pay you what was agreed. Don't let them get away with it.

Motnight · 07/09/2023 17:35

Contact ACAS. NHS HR is barely fit for purpose.

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widowtwankywashroom · 07/09/2023 18:00

caringcarer · 07/09/2023 17:03

You still have option to go to bank.

I know
And that's still an option

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OnceAgainWithFeeling · 07/09/2023 18:08

As an ex-NHS HR Director I would disagree.

OP, my Trust would have put you top of band. I can probably still find the guidance on it if it would help you. Otherwise a union rep might not be a bad idea.

OnceAgainWithFeeling · 07/09/2023 18:08

Why does reply not quote?!

my disagreement above was in relation to the not fit for purpose comment.

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widowtwankywashroom · 07/09/2023 21:13

OnceAgainWithFeeling · 07/09/2023 18:08

As an ex-NHS HR Director I would disagree.

OP, my Trust would have put you top of band. I can probably still find the guidance on it if it would help you. Otherwise a union rep might not be a bad idea.

Perfect thank you
I have contacted RCN and they have agreed a case.
Please can I pm you ?

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OnceAgainWithFeeling · 07/09/2023 21:43

Of course.

AdoraBell · 07/09/2023 21:45

Stand your ground. A contract is a contract as a pp said.

nodogz · 07/09/2023 23:25

I was able to join nhs last year at top of scale. It was agreed post interview and I had to provide evidence of current salary before contract as supporting evidence for the decision to be recorded. the role had proved difficult to recruit to so they agreed the terms.

There may be some additional paperwork to complete to record the decision but as a process they should be able to pay you at what was agreed. Keep pushing and take further as needed.

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