Ok, I left my job on December 21st 2012. I still haven't been paid my full months pay for the month of December. I know it sounds really bad but there a few points I will list.
- It's a small fires and fireplaces business with 5 employees
-cashflow has always been a problem, even more so the biggest customer we ever had still owes over £12000 since before xmas.
-the 2 other main fitters (i was lead fitter) are always skint and one had just got a mortgage and the other is trying to get one. I have savings and keep feeling they need the money more than me.
-the showroom manager has just got a mortgage, and needs the money more than me.
-Even when i worked there i was rarely paid on time, once not for 2 months, but I always trusted my boss and he always did come through.
-I still trust my boss overall, but the longer it goes with no communication the more annoying it is getting
-Im still in contact with the 2 fitters and they are all owed money still, and not being paid on time, so I know its not just me.
-my boss' best friend got in trouble with his own fire business, so lent him something like £50k. But isn't seeing hardly anything back for nearlly a year now. He was too kind basically and its hurting his own business now.
One other problem I have is (well not really a problem i guess) i was paid a salary, and I'm owed £700-£800 of that still (that's a given) but in the busy season I did a handshake deal on £250 cash bonus per month, this was 4 months before xmas. I got the first 2 months bonus but I am waiting on the Nov and Dec bonus, so £500. I know it means f**k all in legal pay terms but knowing £500 should be mine but probably wont be is a bit sucky.
My boss is a top bloke, he is trying his hardest to run a business, employs young workers, cares for his staff, runs around none stop trying to get work in and organise everything. On top of that he is a crazily interesting guy as he was the youngest sargeant in the French foreign legion, so his stories are insane, and he teaches a lot of life lessons! That aside he does suffer from organisation issues (how ironic)
I guess what I'm trying to say is. I'm owed money but I feel like a dick asking for it (always felt a bit awkward about money) and I in no way want to risk the business or the lads jobs. It's a crap situation. Does it matter how long I leave it to be paid? Or am i owed the rest of the salary for as long as time exists? I've half written off the cash side of it.
I rang the other day and asked Benn to get him to call me back but nothing yet. I might pop in, but again I just feel like I am adding to problems.
I feel like such a fag, but its hard to explain when its such a small business.
ps- sorry for bad use of grammar, and capital letters etc. I rushed it, and just wanted to type it out, to get it all out my system