Not been paid full amount

[Runningoncoffeealone]

I'm paid on the 5th of each month, and this month I got a fair amount less than I expected. We're asked to check the hours worked, any sick pay or holiday pay etc before manager sends it to payroll, and it was correct when I signed it so not sure where it all went wrong.
Spoke to manager about it the same day who said she'd sort it tomorrow as she was busy. At the end of the next day I asked if she'd sorted it and she said she hadn't had time and would definitely do it tomorrow. The next day I'm not in, so I call to check it's been sorted and she says she needs to go through all the hours again and will have it done by next week.
It's still not done, and I'm due to go back into work on Tuesday, however I travel (2 hours via train) to get there as I don't drive, and I'm really struggling due to the amount I've been paid.
Will I be in trouble if I call in on Monday and say I simply can't afford to get in until they pay me? Unless something changes, I'll have to choose between my bills, my food and my travel expenses. The amount missing is roughly 40% of my wage and I don't have savings to fall back on.

So you were paid 10 days ago and you have spent the entire months money already and so can't afford the train ticket to go to work? Whilst I am not very impressed that checking someone's pay wasn't a bigger priority, and you should have an outcome / explanation by now, I also don't think that you will cover yourself with grace saying that you haven't the train fare to work. Can you borrow the train fare from someone?

In technical terms, if you fail to attend work, regardless of why, they don't have to pay you for the days you are absent, and I don't see that helping your situation any. If you genuinely have no way of affording to go to work, there is no choice but to tell your manager why you can't get to work. What they do about it, I'm afraid nobody could tell you. That will be for them to determine. But I genuinely can't see them paying you for absences unless you can arrange to take it as annual leave.

If you don't go in you are unlikely to be paid for the missed day. It is remiss of your manager not to have dealt with this but it doesnt entitle you to take a day off. Either borrow this money or pay by credit card..

If you don't go in they won't lay you. It's shit of them that have underpaid 40%.

You have to travel two hours for a job that doesn't Pay you properly. That is untenable and you should look for something else.

No, I haven't spent all my money yet - however I've put amounts aside for bills yet to be taken, weekly food shop etc and I'm worried that if I take it from that then I won't have been paid by the time those bills need to come out/need more food etc.
I've honestly been thinking of finding somewhere else for a while as this is just one thing in a string of issues with management but I absolutely adore everyone else I work with and would miss them.
Thanks for all your replies - will try speaking to them again and hopefully saying I'm struggling to pay for the fare will help them budge somewhat 🤔

I had similar last year....hmrc took over half my wages in tax...leaving me with £600 for a month to live on...I live alone.. pay all my own bills etc and it was their mistake....girl on phone said nothing they can do i just had to wait for them to put it back in the next months pay.

That is awful. I would contact your boss again and explain it's put you in financial difficulties. Something similar happened to me once and work paid the cost of my monthly train travel card from petty cash. It took to the following payday to resolve though.

I totally understand where you're coming from OP. Realistically a lot of us would be unable to pay for travel when we've only got 60% of our wage. All my bills come out on payday and there simply wouldn't be enough in there if they underpaid me by that much. If you can possibly make it into the office Monday, it may be easier to sit down with your manager and explain the situation and ask for their suggestions. Some companies will do an advance of next months wages to cover you now, then when they sort this month's out it'll balance out for next month if that makes sense.

Hope you get sorted!