On 22 Jun 2003 19:27:49 -0700, tokyoelbow@totalise.co.uk (Elbow)
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:

>Hello,
>Its been a while since I posted here, hope you are all doing fine.
>I have a quick question that is bugging me.
>My employer doesnt give us wage slips because they say they want to
>cut down on costs.
>Is this legal?
>I wanted to ask anyone here first before I request he send me a wage
>slip every month, just in case he is legally allowed to do this.
>I hope you can help.

I've just spent a little while googling about searching for something
about this, with no luck. I e-mailed a friend whose husband runs a
small company. She does all the office work, including payroll.

Her opinion coincides with mine: This stinks to high heaven.

How much money could they possibly be saving on office supplies by not
giving employees a wage slip? Hardly any.

How much money could they be saving on contributions to your health
insurance and pension by paying you one amount and reporting a lower
amount to the authorities? Plenty. It's possible they don't give you a
pay slip in order to avoid passing out evidence of wrongdoing.

Did you work there last year? If so, did the year-end statement of
what you earned match what you calculate you earned? Should be easy to
figure out if you get a set salary each month. If the numbers don't
match, then you are a pawn in the company's tax evasion.

As to whether not giving a pay slip is legal or not, I can't find
anything definitive (yet). But I have never heard of a place which
doesn't give them out.




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