Paid late for KIT days so higher tax - should I challenge?

[MaternalNewt]

Hi,

I worked some KIT days in Jan, Feb and 1 day in march which were promised to be paid in a single lump in our March 2020 payroll "to make it easier" on our administrative woman. She forgot to pay it
When I called she pushed a manual payment into my bank account for the missing wages 2 days late (I.e. 2 days after normal March salaries go into employee banks).

But now I'm back I see what they've done in the paperwork.. it shows as "advance correction" in my March 2020 payslip. But in the April 2020 payslip (where I expect no wages as I haven't worked enough yet) it shows a minus amount for the same figure i.e. pay me zero.

So, I got the cash in March but for tax reasons it seems like it's counted as April..?! It shows £0 toy bank account as expected, but I've earned over £1k in April for taxable earnings.

Normally I wouldn't care but in tax year 2019-20 I was a basic rate tax payer. In 2020-21 I will be a higher rate tax payer.

So I think I'm going to be paying a higher rate of tax on that 1k.

Is that right, and if so would you challenge it / expect it to be compensated as if she'd not forgot to pay the wages..?

(I've simplified the numbers but trying to gauge my understanding / what's reasonable because I've all but been forgotten by work on maternity leave so this is yet another faff work-wise to add to my list )

I’m surprised they even delayed the individual payments from earlier in the year - I thought the basic rule was you had to pay as soon as possible after the work was carried out, in accordance with your payroll process - so you should have been paid next payroll for each.

I never understand the tax part really but absolutely if you have tax implications as a result of their mess up you should follow up with them so they can equalise it for you.

I'd definitely challenge that. Getting payroll right is a really key part of most businesses, not ledt to someone who might forget and doesn't appreciate the impact of hitting the wrong tax year.

Left

I've asked for them to rectify my tax situation since I'll be innthe higher tax bracket.. let's see what they say. Nothing probably until I chase chase chase and they'll probably say they can't do anything.
A bit disillusioned tbh!!