Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
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Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
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Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#2The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal.
In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month.
If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, this is just the press trying to spread some hysteria.
Edit: The problem with vacation: You lose track of time. the 28th of course was Monday.
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#3The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal. In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month. If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, thi…
The article says that UK employees were due to be paid on 25th, which was Friday, but were told they would be paid on the 28th, Monday, instead.
So that's not normal but is an internal problem, even if a one off and not necessarily serious.
As an aside, and it might be different in Germany, if a payment due date falls on a weekend/bank holiday then usually the payment should be made before, not after, because payments are expected by due date, not later...
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#4The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal. In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month. If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, thi…
It is usually the standard to pay on the 25th and if that ends up on a Saturday or Sunday then the day before a bank holiday which can be the 23rd or even the 22nd.
Not paying your workers in Europe especially Germany is a big no-no and will get you in huge trouble. Expect regulators to start taking Twitter through the ringer.
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#5The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal. In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month. If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, thi…
Even in Germany, the 28th November 2022 was a Monday.
Source: writing from Germany on Tuesday the 29th.
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#6The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal. In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month. If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, thi…
Even in Germany, the 28th November 2022 was a Monday. Source: writing from Germany on Tuesday the 29th.
I can confirm that the 28th of November 2022 was a Monday.
Source: Pope Gregory XIII with additional inputs from the Giant ball of fire in the sky.
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#7https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/1136205315/musk-twitter-bankr...
I wonder if bankruptcy could be the result of all this.
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#8The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal. In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month. If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, thi…
616 BGB disagrees. If there is nothing in the contract, pay is due tomorrow.
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#9The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal. In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month. If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, thi…
616 BGB disagrees. If there is nothing in the contract, pay is due tomorrow.
I am fairly sure you mean 614 BGB - and that only defines that payment is due "after the service has been rendered", but not "immediately after the service has been rendered".
The German language, especially in legal texts, is a weapon.
Re: Twitter misses payroll in Germany and the UK
#10The 28th is a Sunday this year. Banks in Germany don't work on weekends. This is perfectly normal. In fact, there is no legal obligation to pay an employee before the end of the month (unless explicitly stated in the work contract). I've worked for employers that only paid in the first week of the next month. If the money wasn't in their account by tonight, they may want to get worried. But at this point in time, thi…
Meanwhile in the real world, salary has to be paid at the end of the month:
> BGB, Section 614
> Due date of remuneration
> Remuneration is to be paid after performance of the services. If remuneration is assessed by time periods, then it is to be paid at the end of the individual time periods.
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb...