Hey all!
To cut a long story short:
I work fixed term in my permanent employment and have the summer off (unpaid for most of it). I took a job over the summer to tide me over.
After a meeting with new employer I accepted an offer of 6 months work, 20 hours per week, for 10k.
I asked for this in writing before signing the contract, and had the below email from new employer;
'1. Start date Monday April 3rd - Sept 31st (6 month period)
2. 10k salary over this period based on a 20 hour week. (how ever during this 6 month period, if you worked more hours you will be paid on an hourly rate after the 20 hours based on salary rate)
3. you supply your own lap top, phone.'
I was paid £800 odd months 1 and 2 (after deductions, student load, pension, etc) before being told by accounts that I was being underpaid and should be taking home around £1400 per month. Month 3 and 4 I was paid around £1850 which included back pay from month 1 and 2.
Today I have been called into the office by assistant manager and told I'm now being overpaid, and the original two months were correct and I owe them over £3000 and they've asked how I would like to repay this. I asked them to explain me being underpaid then overpaid and owing so much, I was told my salary calculations are wrong and I'm actually on 10k per annum pro rata'd (equivalent to £20k per annum full time). I queried this and stressed I was told it was 10k for the 6 month period, working part time. They say I am wrong but I have this in writing as above terms... or am I reading this wrong?
I've tried salary calculator etc but as I'm only working 6 months not 12 months I'm unable to find the right calculations to help me work out what's happening and how much I should actually be getting.
Any help, assistance or views on the agreed terms will be a great help! I don't know if i'm reading them wrong (my fault), or if my employer has written them wrong (their fault)