pro-rata

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gaily58Active member16 September 2014 05:13:44

Hi there
Can anyone please advise me on pro-rata? My husband works for a scaffolding company here in malta, and on the 6th and 7th august he had 2 days holiday with pay, and then had the following week off without pay, as he wants to keep his holidays due for a trip in november. All was agreed with the boss, but when he recieved his wages at the end of the month, he had been stopped an extra 2 lots of national insurance hence he actually paid 3 times. All his boss said yes thats right its pro-rata, and doesnt want to know, this surely isnt right, he said you have to keep up your national insurance payments. So basically by having a week off it has cost my husband money, so after many arguments he his still none the wiser, so was wondering if anyone knows anything about this sort of thing, or even point us in the right direction to someone who might. Our understanding, was that you pay tax and insurance on the amount you earn per month, hence it could go up or down according to hours you have worked, Would be very grateful if any one can shed any light on this issue,
Many Thanks
Gaily

ToonCyprus Expert16 September 2014 05:37:38

9854

best bet go to the tax office and ask.....

scubaboySerial expat17 September 2014 08:07:12

872

Insurance is based on a weekly contribution, you could earn 8000 in a month but will still only pay the weekly contribution in NI

gaily58Active member17 September 2014 08:33:20

Thankyou, he has been paying 90-20 euros each month on his salary, but august wages they stopped him 180-40 under the heading deductions, with no explanation, and then they stopped him 90-20 under the N.I. CONTRIBUTIONS. So all in all he paid 270-60 euros for ones months pay, actually only 3 weeks pay as he had one week off without pay. Something is drastically wrong here. This doesnt sound like pro rata to me. I think he will have to go to the tax office, i smell a rat.
Thankyou

ToonCyprus Expert17 September 2014 09:49:14

9854

gaily58 wrote:
Thankyou, he has been paying 90-20 euros each month on his salary, but august wages they stopped him 180-40 under the heading deductions, with no explanation, and then they stopped him 90-20 under the N.I. CONTRIBUTIONS. So all in all he paid 270-60 euros for ones months pay, actually only 3 weeks pay as he had one week off without pay. Something is drastically wrong here. This doesnt sound like pro rata to me. I think he will have to go to the tax office, i smell a rat.
Thankyou

definitely a rabbit away....

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