Thanks. There's no specific reason. I just think employers should follow the law and not try to sidestep it. Do you think asking for it is likely to cause trouble then?

Where I work, they use electronic payslips. At Christmas the place closes, except for a few people who need to work. They propose to pay us, and make the electronic payslips accessible, during the last week of December, when we are not there. I fully expect the payslip will be there in January when we go back to work, but I think we're entitled to have them before or when we're paid and I'd like to get mine before we break up or else have a paper payslip sent to my house. I've read the thread on this forum called 'Payslips via email is this legal' (sorry, I can't post a link) and I've looked at a summary of the Coales v John Wood case that is mentioned. Am I correct to think that it means they should provide the payslips automatically to everybody and I shouldn't need to ask? Am I being silly making a fuss?