New Announcement: Season's Greetings from TutorABC
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@Matthew-A No worries, thanks for looking into it Matthew.
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@Matthew-A 在 New Announcement: Season's Greetings from TutorABC 中說：
If it were just a case of making a special exception and paying 2 days early, I believe they would do it as that would just about be possible.
I think this should be looked at carefully, as a one-off.
For some people, this would be the difference between getting paid on the 12th/13th of February [if they send the funds on the 8th-9th] and the 19th/20th/21st [if the funds aren't sent until the 15th].
Many here don't receive their pay for 3-4 days after the actual payday, we hear this in the forum every month.
I normally get mine the next working day after payday. That means I'll get it on Friday the 16th [which I can accept], but for some people - whose banks need 3-4 days to clear the funds - it will be a very long wait in February [at least 9-10 days late because of the extra weekend 17th-18th].
That's excessive, and even with advance notice and forward planning, it's a problem for those people.
In a special case like this, it would be a goodwill gesture for the company to put in a bit of extra effort [small amount of overtime?] before the 10th, and get the pay done early.
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This means I will definitely not be paid until the 19th / 20th of February. I think we can all agree that's not good enough. I can't live off my January pay alone until this time with a family for a week further than usually expected.
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@Karl-20 I am lucky as I have other income sources but many don't. As you said, this is not fair for people who rely on being paid on a certain day. Is the company open to paying the late fees from missed payments to banks and so forth. I say not. Australian law, we have to pay early. We cannot pay on a Friday just in case there is a problem, it gives a day to rectify the problem. I think this is poor management, and it is utter nonsense that they cannot pay earlier, than later. I have never heard such 'baloney' (edited to a softer word).
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FYI: We will take any comments/feedback back to them next week once more.
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@Matthew-A Much appreciated. If you are taking comments back it would potentially mean I would have to cut my Christmas and New Year spending to accommodate the extra I will need to budget for this week long delay in February. Which I do not think my young family would deserve.
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My landlord is gracious enough to let me pay rent on the tenth each month instead of the first. That’s already a big ask on my part.
Since there is no way I will be able to accrue February’s rent into December’s pay, I will have to be almost a week late with my February rent. 1-2 days late is already a stretch for those working pay check to pay check, and 5+ days is a lot. I understand it must be difficult to plan for all of this around the holidays, but I am hoping there is a solution to this.
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And I totally understand that need for a break and to completely enjoy the holiday. I want nothing but a relaxing time off for the payroll staff, as they do an awesome job and are always very helpful when I reach out. And reading the comments again, Matthew mentioned there were more logistics involved.
But unfortunately , many of us rely on precise pay days, and 5+ days is going to put a lot of pressure on some of us. I imagine more than a few of us have even planned to work less this month due to the holidays, so the news that we will need to be making more this month, in order to save a week’s income for February, is probably a lot for some teachers.
One solution would be to provide a one-time holiday bonus and add it to our December pay, lol. “Win-Win.”
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@Gemma-56 Oh, how I have missed you!
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Adding my comments to the post...
I'm also not in favour of having my pay delayed. Paying a mortgage is not really flexible, even if we get a couple of months' notice in advance.
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@Katarina-1 that is my concern for people, missing mortgage payments, car loans and so on. Finance companies are not so gracious. In Australia, if you rent, you can be fined a daily rate until you pay, especially when people deal through real estate agencies. Some people will struggle to put food on the table. I feel for them, it is not fair. I am old, have savings, have multiple income sources. And after Christmas (It might affect peoples' Christmas, buying of presents, the lunch and dinner), people might have moths in their pockets already.
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@Sarah-556 indeed
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@JASON-212 Yep. It’s really only a 3 week’s notice for teachers, and during a busy holiday month. For those concerned about not having savings for February, they are going to have to work more this month to prepare for it.
Hoping there is enough time for a solution that works for everyone.
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@Royce-0 I feel this is unfair. We also have all our payments scheduled around payment on the 10th! Payment a week later is not an option!! I don't understand why it's impossible to pay us earlier...
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@JASON-212 absolutely agree.
also think there should have been two separate announcements - one positive for 'Season's Greetings', and the other one for the delayed payment.
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@Royce-0 在 New Announcement: Season's Greetings from TutorABC 中說：
they are going to have to work more this month to prepare for it.
as if it's that easy and all up to us to decide how much work we get... I wish it were...
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@JASON-212 在 New Announcement: Season's Greetings from TutorABC 中說：
Some people will struggle to put food on the table. I feel for them, it is not fair. I am old, have savings, have multiple income sources.
This is exactly how I feel as well. It seems that the company is contractually entitled to delay pay for holidays, but an excessive delay like this isn't exactly reasonable, is it.
From my perspective, this is a perfect opportunity for a holiday season goodwill gesture. If the company grabs the opportunity and uses it, it will be remembered by the teachers in a very positive way.
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As with everything else at TutorABC it is all automated - it is literally a push of a button to make payment - it has nothing to do with staff not being there - we can see our payment on the first of the month (completed) so everything is all in place. This is a deliberate delay (not a staff issue) Their system does not involve a human doing any calculations or deductions - 5 days will give them quite a bit of interest on that amount. Clearly, we are not a priority -
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@Nada-6 I don't think that's a helpful accusation. I have no reason to doubt that it's more complex than simply pushing a button.
I understand the frustration, but I think payroll does a lot of work between the 1st and 10th of each month.I think we have enough valid concerns without assuming the worst motives.
I am still hoping for a reasonable solution.
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@Nada-6 在 New Announcement: Season's Greetings from TutorABC 中說：
5 days will give them quite a bit of interest on that amount.
I always thought clients are paying upfront for their packages, not at the end of the month?!
