*bangs head*
I really am starting to HATE Tim's employer. First, we have the whole taking away Grade 5 relief men and making him go into the panel, which is fine and all, but we lose a pretty hefty monthly bonus (which we CAN live without, it's just nice to have, ya know?) And then, they pull this crap -
When Tim applied for his remaining leave to come here for the wedding, he was told it was granted and he had leave left for the year. About a week after his request, everyone received a paper telling them how many days of leave they had remaining for 2009. Tim's said 0, so he called to ask and got told "oh, but that doesn't count leave that's already been scheduled".
When Tim arrived home after the wedding/honeymoon, he had a letter from work. informing him that he had taken 4 days leave that he was not entitled to and that they would be taking 4 days of pay from his next pay.
Cue the sh*t hitting the fan.
Tim's in a panic, because he's afraid UKBA would see the November payslip and compare it to the numbers Tim was providing for income and think he was lying about his salary, so he called up his manager to discuss things. His manager is absolutely livid because apparently the roster department was audited and it came out that rosters wasn't giving people their Lieu days* and was just taking days off their annual leave amount and they weren't keeping very good track of leave, either. One employee owes the company £3000 for days off he was granted by rosters but didn't have available.
Tim's manager found out that they did NOT have to take the money out of the next pay, it just needed to be paid back by February, so Tim made arrangements for them to take half out of January, and half out of February. He's still not happy with it, and neither is his manager, but that was the best they could do. His manager also got a day taken off the amount owed because there is a policy where if you get married on a weekday (Even if you're on leave), you get to take a paid day off.
And then, the payslip arrives. And guess what? It's got 4 days of pay missing from it. He gets right on the phone and calls his manager and leaves him a message, and then he calls Payroll. Payroll is handled on the national level, but scheduling (rosters) is regional. Payroll department says it isn't Tim's problem if rosters made a complete c*ck up with their schedule (yes, payroll used that exact phrase). They granted him the days off, so he should get them, however it's a matter that needs to be cleared up at the regional level. So he waits for his manager to call back.
The end result is that Tim is getting the 4 days pay returned to him, and as far as we know, won't have to pay back 3 days in January or February.
The company will not re-issue a payslip reflecting the correct amount for November. Tim explained to them that we need the correct payslips to apply for my spousal visa, so they have offered to write a letter explaining the confusion for November and stating Tim's actual wage and what his November payslip should have said.
But what a PITA! Of course, I've put the figures through the budget, and we were fine even with the 4 days missing, but Tim is way more panicky about this than I am.
Rant the 2nd -
I really, really can't STAND the woman who comes in to keep Tim's house tidy. It's a friend if his mum's who needed some cash, and the position was offered to her to help Tim with tidying the place before my mom and I visited in September, and then it was agreed she'd stick around to help Tim get things organized before I move.
Tim turned the kitchen over to me when I was there last year as my domain, so I organized everything based on how I'd like it. The housekeeper came in and arranged tings the way SHE likes a kitchen to be arranged, after being told NOT to move my stuff (she doesn't cook for Tim, only cleans). When I was there in September, I spent an evening re-organizing the kitchen and again specified for her to NOT TOUCH IT. What do you tink she did? Yep, my kitchen is upside down again.
When I was there last year, Tim emptied off a bookshelf for me and I had it about half filled with books and some other things, including things like my alarm clock, a bottle of Tums, and a box of tissues (since the bookcase was next to the bed). How dare I want easy access to medicine and tissues from bed? She moved the Tums back down to the bathroom, got rid of the tissue box, and filled the rest of my shelf with books that belong to Tim and even moved some of my books. ...and LOST my hardback of Anne of Windy Willows we had picked up at a used bookstore.
Then, while Tim was here, she went and moved a pile of paperwork Tim needed for my visa application and now Tim can't find it.
I really can't wait until we can tell her we don't need her anymore! We were considering keeping her on to do some of the household tasks we both hate - like vacuuming and dusting, etc, but I really don't think I want her around if she's going to re-arrange everything.
Anyway, thanks for letting me rant. I'm in total PMS beyotch mode today.
*Lieu days are given if you work a bank holiday and are valid for 12 months.
