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When i started working as an apprentice for the company i work for, i was put on an incentive scheme. in the bonous letter it says in one of the paragraphs.

 

"Your incentive scheme will commence on 1st july 2002 immediatly after which we will start building money in an account for your benefit. Eight years of unbroken service will result in you recieving a payment of at least £8000"

 

i was always told, unfortunatly verbally that i would get £8000 after its taxed. this has not happened. that is not my issue.

 

on the other side of this letter it says

 

"Please accrue £83.33/month, plus employers national insurance £10.00/month from the above scheme start date for 8 years"

 

this bit is the bit thats bugging me, i recieved a payment of £7999.68 yesterday, which isnt atleast £8000, its only pennies i know, but £83.33 x 12, then x 8 is £7999.68.

 

But what about that £10 employers national insurance, have they forgotten that, isnt for somehting else? as that is an extra £960 i havent recieved.

 

dont get me wrong, i am happy i recieved this payment, but i dont think they have followed the contract.

 

your thoughts on this situation?

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not got any of that, but i can check the contract type on the company intranet tomorrow. ill get fed sum crap like its somethin to do with share prices, if there not good, then i dont get good payout, if they do well, then the payout is better.

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Right, I can see how that might work. But it would be good to understand what the scheme is please. I may have to go off and research it, or someone else can, but I'm hopeful we can get to the bottom of this.

 

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I would guess, although a little rusty on tax calculations, that this is all down to the way that the scheme is set up, and the £10 National Insurance was for HMRC rather than you. Your £83.33 is what was put into the account after tax and NI were deducted at source.

 

It doesn't make sense the way that it is worded on your letter, but the fact that it states £10 NI Employers contribution suggests clearly that this is not for your benefit but HMRC. The only way you are going to find out is to query how the amount was calculated in the first place.

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When i started working as an apprentice for the company i work for, i was put on an incentive scheme. in the bonous letter it says in one of the paragraphs.

 

"Your incentive scheme will commence on 1st july 2002 immediatly after which we will start building money in an account for your benefit. Eight years of unbroken service will result in you recieving a payment of at least £8000"

 

i was always told, unfortunatly verbally that i would get £8000 after its taxed. this has not happened. that is not my issue.

 

on the other side of this letter it says

 

"Please accrue £83.33/month, plus employers national insurance £10.00/month from the above scheme start date for 8 years"

 

this bit is the bit thats bugging me, i recieved a payment of £7999.68 yesterday, which isnt atleast £8000, its only pennies i know, but £83.33 x 12, then x 8 is £7999.68.

 

But what about that £10 employers national insurance, have they forgotten that, isnt for somehting else? as that is an extra £960 i havent recieved.

 

dont get me wrong, i am happy i recieved this payment, but i dont think they have followed the contract.

 

your thoughts on this situation?

 

It does not make much sense to me either.

 

You should contact your employer and ask how they calculated your bonus and what those £10.00 are supposed to be and how they are arrived at.

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BRB, I think this could be some kind of sharesave scheme that may or may not have attracted tax relief on contributions, I'm a bit [a lot actually] rusty on those. There are a few types, so I hope our OP will clarify later.

 

Good morning btw.

 

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Good Morning honeybee... :)

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