Use this guide if your pay is late, short, missing or has unexplained deductions, or holiday pay or final pay has not arrived after leaving. Have your contract, payslips, timesheets or rotas, and bank statements. Act quickly, because strict time limits apply to tribunal claims.
Step by step
Work out exactly what you are owed
List each pay period with the hours or days you worked, the rate in your contract and what you were actually paid. Include overtime, commission, holiday pay and any deductions shown on your payslip. Check your pay is at least the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage for your age; the current rates are on GOV.UK. A clear table with totals makes every later step easier.
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