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Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
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Hitcher
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
So they're getting paid more than everyone else?
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Jonathan Alsatian
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Yes they are getting paid more than everyone else. If your monthly paid and on a Wallington you'll get nothing, only the weekly paid get it. Particularly galling if you're on a new contract, monthly paid, and Wallington week and your already on less than the bloke whos getting this free money.
Another unfair consequence of this company having people on different terms and conditions.
Another unfair consequence of this company having people on different terms and conditions.
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loyalsnail
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Not trueJonathan Alsatian wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 00:28Yes they are getting paid more than everyone else. If your monthly paid and on a Wallington you'll get nothing, only the weekly paid get it. Particularly galling if you're on a new contract, monthly paid, and Wallington week and your already on less than the bloke whos getting this free money.
Another unfair consequence of this company having people on different terms and conditions.
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TopperGas
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
This seems a total farce MW has now posted most staff will only get £100 or so and only staff due to get>£500 are due to receive letters.
We've got posties in our DO who've got in excess of a £1,000 but others only £200 even though they work similar hours, there seems no logic to the payments, it's like lucky dip what payment you get.
We've got posties in our DO who've got in excess of a £1,000 but others only £200 even though they work similar hours, there seems no logic to the payments, it's like lucky dip what payment you get.
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A2B
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
The fact they won't show the breakdown of how they reached that figure doesn't help.TopperGas wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 18:09This seems a total farce MW has now posted most staff will only get £100 or so and only staff due to get>£500 are due to receive letters.
We've got posties in our DO who've got in excess of a £1,000 but others only £200 even though they work similar hours, there seems no logic to the payments, it's like lucky dip what payment you get.
I "think" the key is what Salary Sacrifice they had coming out of their wages, larger deduction the more money being refunded?
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loyalsnail
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
NopeA2B wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 18:47The fact they won't show the breakdown of how they reached that figure doesn't help.TopperGas wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 18:09This seems a total farce MW has now posted most staff will only get £100 or so and only staff due to get>£500 are due to receive letters.
We've got posties in our DO who've got in excess of a £1,000 but others only £200 even though they work similar hours, there seems no logic to the payments, it's like lucky dip what payment you get.
I "think" the key is what Salary Sacrifice they had coming out of their wages, larger deduction the more money being refunded?
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A2B
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Care to elaborate?
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loyalsnail
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Work schedules. Everything else is pennies in the pound of any arrears paid.
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A2B
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
So why isn't everyone on the same work schedule not getting payments?loyalsnail wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 19:15Work schedules. Everything else is pennies in the pound of any arrears paid.
It's work schedule combined with something else which is why Salary Sacrifice has come up as a theory. RM appear to have scrapped most of the Benefits available and added a 20% ? buffer to stop anyone going below the minimum wage while using Salary Sacrifice
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loyalsnail
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Salary sacrifice is a low hanging fruit. Does it make a difference? Yes. Does it make a significance difference? No.
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smok3y666
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Salary sacrifice might be correct. I spoke to 2 people who picked up extra 500 and 700 only diff between the 2 is how much OT they worked and when. 1 stays out during normal weekly hours 10 or 15 mins to finish now off now and again other guy works days off in wally week. I got extra 1200 and work zero OT but was paying C2W since Feb 2025.A2B wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 19:21So why isn't everyone on the same work schedule not getting payments?loyalsnail wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 19:15Work schedules. Everything else is pennies in the pound of any arrears paid.
It's work schedule combined with something else which is why Salary Sacrifice has come up as a theory. RM appear to have scrapped most of the Benefits available and added a 20% ? buffer to stop anyone going below the minimum wage while using Salary Sacrifice
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A2B
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Sorry you have to explain that to me, because it looks like the difference in someone recieving £200 and another £1000loyalsnail wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 19:40Salary sacrifice is a low hanging fruit. Does it make a difference? Yes. Does it make a significance difference? No.
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A2B
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Guy at work who received £1000+ doesn't work overtime and had payments for C2W and Pension Booster through Salary Sacrifice.smok3y666 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 19:41
Salary sacrifice might be correct. I spoke to 2 people who picked up extra 500 and 700 only diff between the 2 is how much OT they worked and when 1 stays out during normal weekly hours 10 or 15 mins to finish now off now and again other guy works days off in wally week. I got extra 1200 and work zero OT but was paying C2W since Feb 2025.
Nobody else in our office received any payment
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smok3y666
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
Ah yes I also pay the extra pension booster. I mean I can't explain nothing, I had my letter today and I only spoke to 2 others through messenger who both work at my office so that's all I can confirm. Neither of them pay salary sacrifice either, not sure about the booster.A2B wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 19:49Guy at work who received £1000+ doesn't work overtime and had payments for C2W and Pension Booster through Salary Sacrifice.smok3y666 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2026, 19:41
Salary sacrifice might be correct. I spoke to 2 people who picked up extra 500 and 700 only diff between the 2 is how much OT they worked and when 1 stays out during normal weekly hours 10 or 15 mins to finish now off now and again other guy works days off in wally week. I got extra 1200 and work zero OT but was paying C2W since Feb 2025.
Nobody else in our office received any payment
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Hitcher
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Re: Paid below the National Minimum Wage!
That's not correct - I'm on a standard 9 day fortnight but I've got £250 extra this week.Martin Walsh wrote: ↑27 Jul 2026, 13:25There will be circle 9000 individuals on old contracts who will receive this payment.
All of those entitled to this is individuals who are on an attendance pattern which means they work more hours per week in order to get a week or weeks off. This applies to Wallingtons or other Banked duties.