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[rioux]

[nimadecaomei]

Late pay is not acceptable in "their" culture. Late pay is late pay and bad. Look at all the construction workers who protest not being paid. People are very sympathetic to them as it is not right.

That said, I usually get paid early, and never in cash. If pay was late I would ask, but not be angry as it is probably just a mix up. If it was a regular thing I probably would change that attitude.

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[rioux]

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[getbehindthemule]

[kev20]

I don't think late payment is a breach of the contract. If they offer a reason and assure it will be in the account the next working day then I don't think there's any justification for being so dramatic.

If not turning up for work is a first response to not getting paid on time, then that comes across as someone just out of school, on their first job, having a massive tantrum.

I've seen this happen with some of my colleagues. They will actually start complaining at lunch time on pay day if they didn't get paid. The company will apologize and say it will be sent out later in the day. If someone messed up and salary is not in accounts by end of day then come the inevitable, hysterical threats of strike action.

Also the idea that someone can not turn up for work because of late payment, find another job in the meantime and expect the smooth transfer of work permits and all red tape to be achieved is laughable, unless you're looking for jobs in another country.

[LarssonCrew]

But Kev, my parents both worked in the UK their entire lives. How many times was pay not paid into their bank account on the last day of the month at midnight? Zero.

My grandad had a pay day in cash and told me they would go at lunch time and pick up their salary in an envelope. That's 60 year ago, and it is still apparently more efficient than Chinese companies.

Why should companies not pay? Explain. You say 'if someone makes a mistake and salaries don't get paid', well how about hiring efficient people OR setting up an automatic transfer of the salary. What if I do not turn up the day after I don't get paid and say it was a 'mistake'. Do I still get paid for that day?

[kev20]

[nimadecaomei]

I think all of us with in country experience can appreciate the difficulties with banking. I cannot recall ever being paid late, but a day or two would not be the end of the world. Most of the time I am paid early, which can also be annoying.

[getbehindthemule]

[Elicit]

“lose the respect of the school”

If the school has not paid as stated then the school should have lost the respect of the employee.

All of my contracts and/or terms and conditions documents have stated salary pay dates. If a teacher is willing to sign a work contract not knowing when they will be paid, it’s fair game for the employer.

Luckily, like the poster before (nima) I get paid in full and on time and that is thanks to being with a decent employer and perhaps even partly due to previous teachers having been unwilling to be treated like fools.

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