Hi,
I'm looking for some advice. If anyone is able to help I would much appreciate it.
I work in a medium size organisation, and in early March I was offered a new job. The job is still in my overall team, but a different sub-team, and had a pay increase of just over 3k pa.
Just as lock down started to happen I signed the contract for the new job to start 1 April.
On the 29 March, I confirmed with my boss (via personal phones/WhatsApp) that as we we were working in a new normal I should prioritise my current role, and start to learn the processes of the new role, but that my job had changed officially on the in-house HR system and I would start receiving the extra money from the next week (01 April).
Key notes- my current role duties included answering the phones, my new role does not. We started to WFH and we were going into the office on a rota to answer the phones.
On the 6 April my daughter developed a cough and a temperature and after discussions with my partner, we decided to self isolate for 14 days. I had already booked annual leave for the week after, so that left me 3 days of working whilst we were self isolating. I was scheduled to go into the office on one of those days.
My boss advised me to take the 3 days as dependents leave, even though I could still do all aspects of my job except the one day in the office. She also added that she would let HR know that I hadn't started my new job. My role was changed back to the lower paid role on the in-house HR system.
Since then it has stayed as that role.
So I have signed a contract, but have not started the new role. Also, had I not needed to self isolate, I would have been receiving the new salary.
I have since broached the subject of when I will start the new role, but it has been slightly brushed off.
Does anyone know where I stand with this?
I am incredibly grateful that during this time I have been able to continue working, I like my boss, and love what I do and the team I work in. I certainly do not want to rock the boat.
I am however aware, that I am now missing out on the extra money (so far just short of £800) and nothing has really been said about it. I have such mixed feelings about whether to follow this up a bit further with HR. I am a team player, and don't want to come across as selfish, when I currently am lucky enough to be working.
At the same time I feel like I am missing out on money that oils really be coming in handy