What are my rights here? Not being paid properly due to pay scale muck up

[objectivityislivid]

I'm in a new job, and have verbal and written and signed job offers but no permanent contract as I am still awaiting CRB. I've been in post 7 weeks. The salary stated is different to what I am being paid. Along with my two colleagues, we are being underpaid around £1000 per annum currently until the new pay scaling comes into effect. However we were offered the full amount annually and that is what we have signed to agree as our work conditions.

I am now in a position of financial dire straits as last month and this month's pay has not covered my bills and has messed up my Tax credits and other benefits. My car needs £600 of work on it NOW and is undriveable until this work is done. I cannot pay for the work and thus I cannot drive. My car is essential for my work.

Yoday I simply could not get into work.

What should I be doing/saying?

We will get this money but nobody seems to know when and in the meantime my finances are down spiralling out of control!

We have been told we are not being paid correctly due to adjustments in pay scales and this is reflected in my view of what i should be paid versus what I am being paid.

I'm not sure how it works out to 47.7 weeks either.

I give up and will have to have another go at getting somewhere with payroll.

I wonder if they are referring to the interim payrise for local govt workers which is being paid in November salaries? You'll get an additional 2.45% backdated to April 08 or your start date.