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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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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?!
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Is there any bonus this year?
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@Tracy-96 As soon as I read it, I was outraged. I have debit orders set for the 15th that are for my '10th' pay. These will now not be covered because the money will only clear on probably 17th. My bank only allows changing dates twice a year, and due to a job change with a payday change, I have already used up my 'changes'. As someone said, it would take just a tiny bit of effort for them to pay before the holidays. Everything is automated these days, so it's just a case of making sure things are loaded on the system.
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@JASON-212 I have debit orders set for the 15th that are for my '10th' pay. These will now not be covered because the money will only clear on probably 17th. My bank only allows changing dates twice a year, and due to a job change with a payday change, I have already used up my 'changes'. As someone said, it would take just a tiny bit of effort for them to pay before the holidays. Everything is automated these days, so it's just a case of making sure things are loaded on the system.
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@Azeem Lol - probably something they have delayed deciding on - they're going on holiday!
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@Robert-296 Quite frankly it royally forks me. I have like 324324 direct debits that go out on the 14th. What arrangements can I make? Time travel? Ugh.
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@Sean-125 Yep. 5+ days is too much. Even 1 day is a stretch when you have payment arrangements around bills/rent/mortgage/debt, etc.
I know a couple teachers who are already on holiday and essentially missing a week of work. Or they have holidays scheduled at the end of the month.
How will they make an extra week’s pay for February?May there still be a solution to this, but also, if something like this even has a chance of occurring again, teachers need to know a few months in advance.
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Yeah, it's going to be rough for some.
The company still has some time to rethink this, so let's wait and see what happens after the reps go to their meeting.
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@Robert-296 Agreed.
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In my country, you finish your work BEFORE you go on holiday, not after, even if you have to put in some extra time.
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The 15th and 16th of February are national holidays in Serbia. Banks are not working. The fact that the 17th and 18th are regular weekend days and banks will not be open only compounds the issue. So I will receive my salary on the 19th of February. That is a very big problem for me because my wife is pregnant, and we are expecting a baby at the beginning of February. Please reconsider this decision.
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@Dusan Sorry to hear about this. We have raised these holiday dates in Serbia in a meeting today.
We'll get back to everyone when we hear back (likely to be tomorrow now).
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@Royce-0 I just can't imagine the thinking here? It's honestly insane to me. As working professionals do they not think "people have bills"? The solution of "save money from the month before" is insulting as it is short sighted. It's Christmas, the biggest most expensive season in the west. People take time off here the most. We're expected to work hard and cover shifts around their big holidays, but now we're expected to save a huge amount of our previous money to cover bills from the next month because they want to pay us later.
I'm hacked off.
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@Sean-125
Some teachers are going to have to either get a loan or work more during the holidays this month. Additionally, teachers who celebrate Lunar New Year will also be too short on money to celebrate it when it comes on February 10th.Matthew mentioned above that there will likely be an update on this tomorrow, so again, I am hoping for good news.
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@Royce-0 Im just venting, but I really need consistent payment times. Out by a day or two due to weekends I can cope with. 5 days is entirely too long. Bounced direct debits cost money. Money I cannot afford because I wont have been paid.
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@Sean-125 Yeah, I am nervous about it.
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@Royce-0 Well I'm nervous +1. So I win.
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@Teachers
Dear All,
We have tried our best to find a solution for the February payment and included everyone involved, but unfortunately, because of the system, all the work that needs to be done, and holidays cannot be done earlier.
- The system finishes everything on the 1st at 23:59 Taipei time;
- Payroll team prepares everything from 2nd to the 5th(overtime and weekend work included) and send relevant data to the Finance Department;
- The Finance Department checks everything, writes transaction details for all teachers(it seems it is not automatic), and does bank transfers, and provides everything for banks on the 7th.
- Banks in Taiwan will stop working on the 7th at 15:00 Taipei time and neither the Payroll Department nor the Finance Department knows if the banks will have enough time to process everything. Their opinion is that it won't be processed before the 15th.
That's all the information we got from our DoS, and it seems that we have no other option but to wait and see.
The TPR team has done everything we could to find a resolution, with numerous suggestions, without any success in the end.
Best Regards to all,
The TPR team
@Jennifer-M, @Heather-B, @Matthew-A, and @Marko-I