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Q re Salary - Payment by EFT only

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  • 22-02-2012 12:01pm
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    happygoose
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭


    Is it legal for an employer to demand that an employee be paid by EFT? Surely there should not be an obligation on anyone to have a bank account, its a choice, not a legal obligation. The practicalities of not having a bank account is another matter entirely but I'd rather not get into that side of the discussion.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    A number of times I've seen this made a condition of employment - that salaries are paid by bank transfer. The company is entitled to do this. They do not have to pay you by cash or cheque.

    However if it's not a condition of employment, then they can't insist on it and if you kick and scream enough you'll get a cheque.


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    chris85
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    if your employment conditions state you will be paid by EFT than you should have discussed with them before signing it if you wanted to be paid by another method.

    The flexibility of this will be dependent on the size of the company. Small companies will be more flexible. Larger companies will not.

    You must weigh up is it worth the hassle and fuss it may cause to be paid another way rather than setting up a bank account.


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