Is a 16 year olds living in the UK and earning £3.79 per hour supposed to be getting taxed for about 30% of their earnings? Doesn't sound right at all to me.
No you shouldnt be getting taxed because you earn below £10,600 a year. phone the tax office (you should be able to find the number by doing a quick google search) and you should get your money back you are owed, usually next payday.
So update: I rang HMRC and the automatic voice said that if I am calling to be refunded on tax, I don't need to because I will be refunded anyways, and they also kept me on hold for a really long time so I didn't get to speak to an actual person. Also, I also my manager for a payslip and he says that they don't give out payslips and they are accessed online, and that I should have gotten an email from the company that tells me how to access it, but I checked and I haven't gotten anything. If I did get taxed, should I wait until my next paycheck which is at the end of next week to see if I get refunded, or would it be too late for anything? Honestly, the money is rightfully mine and I earned it, so I feel like I'm getting exploited here if I don't receive it soon.
So update: I rang HMRC and the automatic voice said that if I am calling to be refunded on tax, I don't need to because I will be refunded anyways, and they also kept me on hold for a really long time so I didn't get to speak to an actual person. Also, I also my manager for a payslip and he says that they don't give out payslips and they are accessed online, and that I should have gotten an email from the company that tells me how to access it, but I checked and I haven't gotten anything. If I did get taxed, should I wait until my next paycheck which is at the end of next week to see if I get refunded, or would it be too late for anything? Honestly, the money is rightfully mine and I earned it, so I feel like I'm getting exploited here if I don't receive it soon.
Another update: I've received my second paycheck and have gotten underpaid AGAIN. Could this still be the emergency tax thing considering this is my second pay? It's becoming a joke now considering the little I already get paid and to think they would collect from that?? I of course will speak to my manager tomorrow I'm just fed up of feeling like something always has to go wrong. If it happens to be me getting underpaid, my card that I use to clock in and out can rightfully prove the number of hours I've worked and should be getting paid right?
Another update: I've received my second paycheck and have gotten underpaid AGAIN. Could this still be the emergency tax thing considering this is my second pay? It's becoming a joke now considering the little I already get paid and to think they would collect from that?? I of course will speak to my manager tomorrow I'm just fed up of feeling like something always has to go wrong. If it happens to be me getting underpaid, my card that I use to clock in and out can rightfully prove the number of hours I've worked and should be getting paid right?
if its tax, you are unlucky and may not receive the money until next tax year, around june time as this is when they do the rebates. inform the manager to change the tax code though so they wont charge you afterwards