Delayed Salary - What can I do?

[JustBecause22]

Hoping someone with employment/HR knowledge can assist.

Work pay us on or before the 26th of the month as per our contract. The 26th is a Saturday, so we were due to get paid tomorrow.

We've just had an email to say that due to a banking error, we're not getting paid until Monday (28th).

Sadly, as with a lot of people and the COL issues I pretty much live paycheck to paycheck. Saturday I was due to hire a van and help my daughter move out of her house, which I will now be unable to do. I will also now struggle for the basics over the weekend.

Is there any recourse for this? Anything I can do?

Thanks

You can request an advance of salary that will be recovered out of Decembers pay. If they have cash you could ask for a loan repayable on Monday.

Keep evidence of all additional payments incurred e.g. bank charges on DD and STO as they should refund any financial detriment.

Thank you, I will ask. It's just so frustrating as we had plans this weekend that we will now have to cancel as well. I don't understand why they can't do FP for everyone.

@JustBecause22 It will be because the BACS transfer has already been sent (late), and the money is now in the banking system.

FP for everyone would mean they had to pay the salary bill twice and then wait for the BACS to be reversed which can take time. This would then impact on cash flow etc.