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To be paid for overtime worked

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fuzzyduck1 · 21/12/2017 00:13

Hi my job got transferred to a new company which I got transferred to under the tupe rules. The problem is since moving to the new company they haven’t paid any overtime. I’m owed money from Back from August and somein November and I’m lined up for some over Christmas including Xmas day.
Feel I
Like I’ve been fobbed off with different excuses week after week with nothing happening.
Anyone got any ideas on how to get a resolution to this?
Can I take them to small clames court?

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flowery · 21/12/2017 04:25

Have you raised a grievance yet? Is it just you or others too? Does your employer dispute that they owe you the money?

fuzzyduck1 · 22/12/2017 10:38

Haven’t raised a grevance yet it’s our whole team that’s affected and my direct boss tells us he has put the forms in but payroll always seem to have received them to late or there is something wrong with the Way they were filled in the problem now is it’s been going on for so long. There is also a relocation package that hasn’t made it through the authorisation process yet which they are delaying.

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daisychain01 · 22/12/2017 12:43

You could send them (your LM / HR / payroll) a formal notice that they owe ÂŁxx for dates yyy, based on overtime statements already submitted (attach copies so they have everything in one correspondence).

State that you have submitted these amounts through the appropriate company process and therefore you need them to confirm back by xxx date (whatever you feel is reasonable based on when you send this to them) when they will be able to settle the amounts owed. If you have evidence of line management request and approval that they wanted the overtime worked, it will strengthen your case.

If you get absolutely no response or comfort factor they intend to remunerate you for monies owed, when you did the overtime in good faith, then your recourse could be to take your claim to Tribunal, but I recommend you only do so if your relationship with the company has completely broken down, as it can sour the relationship if you still want to work there.

Ideally, formalising the matter in a single correspondence could hint to them it is a claim you could take to Tribunal and they will want to avert that risk.

I would also find out, now you have moved to the new company, what is their approved process for overtime, including committed dates by when overtime amounts get settled, so that you can prevent this happenin in future.

Hauntedlobster · 22/12/2017 19:18

It’s not what you want to hear but speak to Acas before you do anything

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