They may also include deductions for additional benefits, like pre-tax funds that pay for the care of a dependent. Related: Gross Pay vs. Net Pay: Definitions and Examples. An employer may disburse pay in a variety of ways, including:. Some employers choose to pay employees by paper check, or you may request this method of payment.
You usually have to collect your paper check from human resources or wait to receive it in the mail at your home. This is an option if you don't yet have an established bank account because, with a paper check, you can cash the check to get your money. Depending on the job you do, you may get paid in cash. For example, those in the foodservice industry may receive cash during or at the end of their shift from tips. Other positions that are more project-based may also get paid in cash, such as if a homeowner hires a company to paint their house, they may pay the employees of the company in cash at the end of the job.
For many industries, the most common way to get paid is through direct deposit. Direct deposit is when your employer electronically transfers your paycheck straight into your bank account on payday. You must submit your bank's routing and account numbers to your employer to get this set up.
Though your first paycheck may be a paper check until the direct deposit is verified, your entire paycheck should be immediately available on payday for spending or cash withdrawal.
A payroll card is a prepaid card that employers load with an employee's earned wages on payday. Although most employers offer other ways for payment, a payroll card would benefit an employee who doesn't have a bank account and doesn't want a paper check that they have to cash to receive funds. Payroll cards are also a viable option for employers who don't offer direct deposit and want to save on the cost of printing paper checks every payday.
Pay schedules vary by employer, but your hiring manager or a member of the human resources department can tell you when they distribute paychecks and how often. Pay schedules may include:. In a weekly pay schedule, you receive a paycheck each week, typically on Fridays. This comes out to roughly 52 paychecks per year and four paychecks per month, although some months may have five weeks and five paychecks.
Service-based positions are more likely to receive weekly pay. These positions include restaurant server, cashier and customer service representatives. Biweekly is one of the most common payroll schedules and is when you get paid twice monthly on the same day of the week, usually on alternating Fridays. For example, if you get paid on Friday, you'll receive another paycheck two Fridays later on a biweekly schedule. Roles that receive biweekly pay range from administrative assistants to marketing managers.
Employers that pay on a semimonthly schedule pay on the same days of each month. For example, you may get paid on the 1st and 15th day of every month, but this can also vary by employer and can be any two days of the month that the employer chooses. If payday falls on a Saturday, Sunday or observed holiday, your employer may either still pay on this day or pay the workday prior.
Roles that receive semimonthly pay range from writers to teachers. It is illegal for your employer to pay you the apprentice rate before or after your apprenticeship.
You are entitled to be paid the higher rate relevant to your age group. Time spent training is working time so you should be paid at least the National Minimum Wage for this time. It does not matter whether training takes place at work, college or elsewhere. The training can even be outside normal working hours.
Think you might be underpaid? Some of the most common wage payment mistakes are listed below. If your employer owes you back pay, you are legally entitled to that wage money. You can also call the Acas helpline for free and confidential advice on If you are furloughed, you are not working.
Your employer could owe you back pay. HMRC will contact you for any further details as needed and if it looks like you have not been paid correctly they will investigate your employer. HMRC will keep you updated on progress of any investigation. If at the end of the investigation you are owed any arrears of pay, your employer will pay these to you directly.
If you receive tips at work, they cannot legally count towards your National Living Wage or National Minimum Wage rate. If tips are counted as part of your pay, and you rely on them to bring your pay up to the National Living or Minimum Wage pay rate, then you could be underpaid and not receiving the wages you are legally owed. Deductions or payments for items connected with the job must not take you below the National Living Wage or National Minimum Wage rates for any given pay period.
Time spent travelling between different assignments whilst at work, is time spent working. Examples include time spent passing through security checks, attending handover meetings between shifts or helping to open up shop before trading begins.
From 1 April the National Living Wage applies to 23 year olds. If you are aged 19 or over and have completed the first year of your apprenticeship, then you are legally entitled to at least the National Living and Minimum Wage rates relevant to your age group. Yes, Acas Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service provides free, confidential and impartial information and advice to employers and employees on all aspects of workplace relations and employment law.
The helpline has a free translation service for over languages and can be called on If HMRC investigates your employer and concludes that the National Living Wage or National Minimum Wage has not been paid to a worker or group of workers, it will issue a Notice of Underpayment to that employer which sets out the arrears to be paid to the workers together with a penalty imposed on the employer.
The employer may also be publicly named. Arrears paid to workers can go back a number of years, are paid at the higher current National Living or Minimum Wage rates and your employer will have to pay the correct pay rates going forward. When HMRC investigates an individual worker complaint, it is often the case that other workers in the same or similar situation end up being paid arrears too.
If you make a complaint and wish to remain anonymous, HMRC can hide your identity from an employer during any investigation. HMRC act on information from a range of sources, however those who make a complaint on the behalf of others will not be updated on the progress of any employer investigation. Make sure you update your payroll so your employees get paid at least what they are legally entitled to. You must update your account if your circumstances change to get the right payment.
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