my MOT is due this month... and...
this is a messed up situation coupled with the fact that the employer hasn't handled this in an upfront way...
I work at a 4 star hotel and I live in which means there is a cottage in the grounds that several management people share. they deduct 250 quid for this.
basically I have a 35hour contract but it also says I will be working 5 hours overtime a week paid at a certain rate. so basically I was verbally promised I'd always work 40 hours. 2 people have quit so I've been working 6 to 7 nights a week for last few months and getting paid overtime.
a few months ago I learned some of the waiters hadn't been paid their full wages - this then got resolved and then a few weeks ago an email was sent out say no overtime is to be done at all.
great, however the nights team has to do overtime - even when we had 3 to 4 people - so my manager said he emailed his manager to agree that we would get paid overtime as we had no choice to keep hotel running - and we can't take lieu time either as we are short staffed and will likely be so for long time.
payday arrived and I wasn't paid any overtime - even the 5 hours a week from my contract. around 3am I get an email from my manager's manager saying I might have noticed no overtime was payed, the accounts person was on holiday and main office handled it so it is out of her hands.
called my manager and he double downs on the "we were supposed to be payed" shtick.
had a training meeting with the deputy general manger that I had to come in to early for (shouldn't have as I won't be paid overtime! ha ha) but thought it would be a good chance to talk to someone high up about what is going on.
he says they are entitled to pay us in Lieu hours which is true but not completely - in America employers (or honest ones) will tell you this is the situation - we can pay you overtime in Lieu hours are you ok with that? and maybe you can work a certain amount or just contracted hours you decide together and move forward.
also, in UK if lieu hours along with contracted hours lower wage below minimum wage it is not allowed / illegal? so my wage is low already and through in 2 weeks overtime it has got to be below national minimum wage.
the problem is complicated because 1. I live at work and 2 the employer has not been upfront
what should I do?
to clarify - I've been paid for 35 hours a week but not even my 5 hours overtime described in offer letter and not my almost 2 weeks overtime.
I asked the deputy general manger if he could guarantee my overtime pay in March he said no, I asked if he could let me take my lieu hours this month and he said no.
I told him at the meeting that in that case I can only work my contracted hours. he got a bit bent out of shape and said something like "well, I'll have to make sure protocols are followed"
this is a messed up situation coupled with the fact that the employer hasn't handled this in an upfront way...
I work at a 4 star hotel and I live in which means there is a cottage in the grounds that several management people share. they deduct 250 quid for this.
basically I have a 35hour contract but it also says I will be working 5 hours overtime a week paid at a certain rate. so basically I was verbally promised I'd always work 40 hours. 2 people have quit so I've been working 6 to 7 nights a week for last few months and getting paid overtime.
a few months ago I learned some of the waiters hadn't been paid their full wages - this then got resolved and then a few weeks ago an email was sent out say no overtime is to be done at all.
great, however the nights team has to do overtime - even when we had 3 to 4 people - so my manager said he emailed his manager to agree that we would get paid overtime as we had no choice to keep hotel running - and we can't take lieu time either as we are short staffed and will likely be so for long time.
payday arrived and I wasn't paid any overtime - even the 5 hours a week from my contract. around 3am I get an email from my manager's manager saying I might have noticed no overtime was payed, the accounts person was on holiday and main office handled it so it is out of her hands.
called my manager and he double downs on the "we were supposed to be payed" shtick.
had a training meeting with the deputy general manger that I had to come in to early for (shouldn't have as I won't be paid overtime! ha ha) but thought it would be a good chance to talk to someone high up about what is going on.
he says they are entitled to pay us in Lieu hours which is true but not completely - in America employers (or honest ones) will tell you this is the situation - we can pay you overtime in Lieu hours are you ok with that? and maybe you can work a certain amount or just contracted hours you decide together and move forward.
also, in UK if lieu hours along with contracted hours lower wage below minimum wage it is not allowed / illegal? so my wage is low already and through in 2 weeks overtime it has got to be below national minimum wage.
the problem is complicated because 1. I live at work and 2 the employer has not been upfront
what should I do?
to clarify - I've been paid for 35 hours a week but not even my 5 hours overtime described in offer letter and not my almost 2 weeks overtime.
I asked the deputy general manger if he could guarantee my overtime pay in March he said no, I asked if he could let me take my lieu hours this month and he said no.
I told him at the meeting that in that case I can only work my contracted hours. he got a bit bent out of shape and said something like "well, I'll have to make sure protocols are followed"