Accounting, Payroll & Pension Issues/payday
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hi, i have tried to contact my employer repeatly to ask why they have changed the payday without notice. they have not return my call. i have talk to the manager, but they are also unaware of the situation as well. i work in the restraunt industry so i am paid every 15 days. is there a deadline as from the payday to when they can paid? for example: today is payday, but they wont pay us til monday or tuesday. is that legal? thank you.
You should be paid on the same payday each pay period. If you are paid every two weeks than that should be when you are paid.
Pay periods can be weekly, bi weekly or semi monthly and in rare cases monthly.
This is not legal for you to wait for your pay past the pay period. you can contact the department of labor and let them know that you are not being paid on time.
Shirley
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Shirley McAllister, CPP, PHR
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I can answer payroll questions, payroll tax questions, 401K questions. No stock option questions please and I have some knowledge of other pensions but am most familiar with the 401K pension. I can answer U.S.and Canada payroll questions proficiently and have a good general knowledge of UK and South Africa and some knowledge of Australia and New Zealand Payroll procedures. Please do not ask me homework questions I do not have time to answer them.
Experience
25 years with an international company in the Human Resources, Payroll and Payroll Tax areas.
Organizations
SHRM, APA, I.O.M.A.
Publications
I.O.M.A. and BNA
Education/Credentials
P.H.R., C.P.P., Canadian Payroll Administrator, Successfully passed APA class on UK Payroll Administration.
Boise State University Human Resource Certification
Awards and Honors
APA Hotline Citation of Merit for last 8 years.
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