Anybody know if you are entitled to a backdated pay rise if you have left the job???

[SHAZxMAC]

Im guessing i already know the answer to this - but my dad has recently left a job (where he is now taking employer to tribunal as he was in his mind 'forced to resign'-i wont go into it in too much detail!)

but when he was working there, there was a policy that they had pay rise every january - but this year they couldn't agree on an amount and it took ages to agree with the unions what the pay rise will be. So my dad left about 1 month ago and they have now all had their payrise (backdated til January) - should my dad be entitled to the money for the time he worked there???

Any advice appreciated - but i know its a bit specialised area Thank you x

I think that he probably is entitled to it. I work for the NHS and pay rises are frequently delayed (sometimes for months) and always backdated, and I know people who have left and had checks forwarded on to them.

nooka - thank you - will tell him to go for it

Definitely should get pay rise.

I just left work and have been sent the forms to claim back to pay rise from April.

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He should approach them and ask about the pay rise situation. It may be that the company have agreed that it only affects those in employment at the time of agreeing the rise but in theory he should be entitled to the money.

Given the situation with his old employers he may well need to add a further claim to that which he is currently pursuing in the tribunal. The way to do this is to issue a new claim regarding the pay rise and ask for it to be consolidated with the existing claim. Remember there are time limits so he needs to do this asap.