I have been working for a man who runs several market stalls for more than a year and I’ve yet to receive a pay slip. He keeps promising to sort this out, and insists he is paying my tax and national insurance contributions, but I wonder whether this is true. What should I do? I get £150 for three nine-hour days.
If you’re being paid in cash it’s possible your employer is not paying your tax and contributions. Unless you’re under 18 (where the minimum wage is £4.35 an hour from 1st April) you are also being underpaid. You have several options. You could contact the ACAS helpline online, or ring them on 0300 1231100. Alternatively contact your local tax office (which also handles national insurance contributions). If you are under 18 you shouldn’t be asked to work more than eight hours a day.