What can I do to get this money that's owed to me?

[Ballfish]

I used to be employed by a Local Authority and seconded to a small Charity. Payroll was done by the LA and the Charity reimbursed them. My contract was a LA one, all my line management was by the Charity.

I left a few months before the Apr25 pay award was agreed, so I'm due some backpay. There's no automatic payment, but the guidance is that if a former employee asks, it should be paid.

I asked weeks ago and am basically being told it's out of the Charity's hands, you know how useless the LA is.

This is true. It's also true that I know the CEO won't be prioritising chasing this up in any way shape or form.

WWYD?

Can you ask the LA direct rather than going through the charity?

If I understand correctly, you were paid what you were due while you were employed but there is some ‘guidance’ that this should be applied retrospectively after the pay award?

Have you approached the body that issued this guidance for advice? Do they have the contractual or legislative power to issue such guidance?

Orher than that, the only suggestion I can think of is to communicate with the LA and their payroll department.

It's the Local Government Association. I don't think they have statutory powers, but LAs do usually follow their guidance.

I'd contact payroll at the LA. It's nirmal for people to claim this.

If your contract was LA and they did payroll, that’s who I’d ask for payment. I’ve had to do this before and the balance was paid pretty quickly once I’d requested it.