Method and frequency of paying employees

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Basic pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect the Government's 22 November 2023 announcement on fuel benefit charges.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee to authorise change to their pay date

  A model letter to an employee proposing to change their pay date.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Change the method of paying employees

• Type:

  How to

  How to change the pay method for employees

  Practical guidance on changing the pay method for employees, setting out how to vary the terms of the employment contract, including harmonisation following a TUPE transfer; consulting with employees; and dismissal and re-engagement.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer change the date on which it pays its employees?

• Date:

  31 December 2003

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Hepworth Heating Ltd v Akers and others

  In Hepworth Heating Ltd v Akers and others [2003] All ER (D) 33 (Jul) EAT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer had not used an unlawful act to compel acceptance of a cashless pay system. The employees might have been unhappy with the new terms, but there had been no duress.