Could anybody advise regarding a payroll matter?
I've started my current public service job on the 28th of a month, on a part-time (3 days a week Mon-Wed, 22.5 hrs per week) contract.
I was expecting a full week's pay for this week as I have worked that week in that month.
Instead, payroll calculated my pay by diving the month by the number of days in that month (30) and timing it by 3, effectively paying me 9.something hours pay for that week.
(Coincidentally, I had the same start date a year ago elsewhere and I had the full week paid at the time, I expected the same.)
Is this legal? I've effectively been paid less than NMW for my hours.