Training/NMW, Hmrc or early conciliation? Help!

[Samcj02]

Hi,
Just after a little advice, looking to take things further with employer, we don’t get paid for training and we do a lot of it, we also travel 12 miles there and back to do it, I’m in a NMW job. Is it better to take this to
Hmrc or early conciliation? And if early conciliation Will it be three months from
When it happened or 3 months from the complaint, I completely once back in November but got bullied into not saying anything further, if I was to make a formal complaint and they were to refuse paying it would I then be able
To take it to early conciliation, it’s obviously an ongoing issue but we’ve not had any training recently due to lockdown! Any advice appreciated, I’m going to give Acas a call tomorrow, just wandered if there’s any personal experience of this! Thanks

Are you actually an employee? Or on zero hours?

Im an employee, 24 hour contract x

Ok, so bearing in mind that you probably won't have a job at the end of this, what do you want to happen?

You can anonymously report an employer for paying before the National Living Wage to HMRC. That doesn't mean the employer won't dismiss you - they could opt to dismiss everybody, thus definitely getting the "right" person. It might well get you the some money. That's not guaranteed.

Alternatively you can make a claim to an employment tribunal for the pay you say is owed, but first you will have to raise a grievance with the employer, and they'll definitely know it was you because there no anonymity. Have you actually raised this with the employer yet?

Assuming you are correct and are due payment for these hours, it would be unlawful to dismiss you for asserting a statutory right. But realistically I've got to warn you that isn't much protection. I'd go with HMRC but I'd also look for another job. If your employer is really so bad that they'd break the law in such an obvious way, then they'd not be worried about sacking people.

Thankyou. Yes I did put in a complaint three months ago but was told to put up and shut up basically. Thanks for the advice it’s been really helpful x