fireshark519

@TRiG well yes I understand the concern, if it was EXACTLY the first week that they put aside then things like interest should be discussed. As it is a rolling week, not really. Just bad HR explanation that's all

I just think it was badly explained to him. By the edit you can see that it is in fact payment in arrears. By all means, I think it is not normal in IT. But it is a normal practice overall anyway so nothing to worry about

@Luke for example, payday for Tesco will be next week on Friday, employees will be paid for hours worked up until today (Thursday) the week before. You always work a week in hand. Source: My wife works at Tesco....I've worked at Tesco....my sister-in-law works at Tesco...

@WorkerWithoutACause I've seen it happen often, even if not within the industry (source: EEA worker in the UK for 7 years, worked in production, where 1 company did this, cleaning, where both companies did this, retail where the company did this and call center where 1 company did this. Relatives and friends, mainly in retail, have experienced this in most companies they have worked for)

@NotTelling it is all a matter of perspective yes. Someone else can explain to him that instead, they always pay 1 week behind, to ensure at the end of their employment there is some extra to be used for any use of holiday above what had been accrued. So theoretically you have been paid for the first week but not the last week of the month. It is just a matter of perspective

Again if you read my answer, I say it is common practice, even though not common within the IT world and it is nothing to worry about. Both answers are correct, it isn't common in IT for this to happen, but it is common and normal in the UK for other businesses to do so...the main question is whether this is something to be concerned about and it isn;t

@Anush if you look at army jobs in the UK you will notice how most of them will state that non-British nationals can't apply unless they are in the UK for more than 3 years, some are 5 years and some do not even allow that. Presidents are also only allowed if they are nationals of the country they are trying to become presidents to. Sort of applicable there

The problem in my opinion is that you end up explaining it correctly to this person FOR NOW. But as they continue playing they will come across the situations we mention and then it is too late. Bad habits are harder to remove. If we teach things correctly from the get-go, they learn to interpret things on their own later

real question is.....if he did a 2 year project in 3 days and he then went back at looking at cheeseburger recipes...HOW MANY RECIPES ARE THERE??? He must have gone through thousands by now!! Is he going to open the new burger restaurant?