I can't give too many details, but what I can say is that the employer has sent a P45 with the date of leaving as 21st August.
What had been agreed was that the employee could work fewer hours in August and be paid pro rata, by mutual agreement, and the date on which employment was to end would be 30th September, although the employee was not expected to do any work in September, and did not expect to be paid for anything.
The employee attended a meeting to discuss his hours in August, but had NOT agreed to reduce, as most of the month was being taken as paid leave. As the payslip for August hasn't been sent and payment won't be made until the end of the month, it's unclear whether the employer has arbitrarily reduced the salary pro rata, but we'll obviously check this.
The advantage of not being paid for the final month was two-fold: a shorter gap in employment history as the employee is unlikely to find another job immediately, AND a tax refund.
So, that's the background. How can we get this corrected? I suspect we will have to explain to the employer in words of one syllable what they need to do, although they do use a payroll service so it's possibly as simple as "you made a mistake, ask payroll to sort it."
What had been agreed was that the employee could work fewer hours in August and be paid pro rata, by mutual agreement, and the date on which employment was to end would be 30th September, although the employee was not expected to do any work in September, and did not expect to be paid for anything.
The employee attended a meeting to discuss his hours in August, but had NOT agreed to reduce, as most of the month was being taken as paid leave. As the payslip for August hasn't been sent and payment won't be made until the end of the month, it's unclear whether the employer has arbitrarily reduced the salary pro rata, but we'll obviously check this.
The advantage of not being paid for the final month was two-fold: a shorter gap in employment history as the employee is unlikely to find another job immediately, AND a tax refund.
So, that's the background. How can we get this corrected? I suspect we will have to explain to the employer in words of one syllable what they need to do, although they do use a payroll service so it's possibly as simple as "you made a mistake, ask payroll to sort it."