Employment disputes
Unpaid wages: how should you prepare documents for a consultation?
Create a table of periods and amounts, separating agreed pay from payments actually received. Gather the documents supporting your figures. Record key dates separately and promptly clarify the filing deadline applicable to your situation.
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Reviewed by Skirmantas Šmuilys, head of MB Opus Justitia, on .
Separate facts from calculations
Record the month, pay shown in the relevant document, amount received, payment date and an explanation. Mark clearly whether figures are gross or net. If a calculation is unclear, identify what needs checking rather than guessing.
Gather the relevant records
- The employment contract, amendments and available pay documents.
- Payslips, payment records and information relating to the disputed period.
- Schedules or working time records if the dispute concerns hours worked.
- Written requests to the employer and responses, with their dates.
Turn the account into a clear question
Explain which period and amount you believe remain unpaid, and why. Keep original files. A consultation and collecting documents are not a substitute for filing with the relevant body: the deadline and appropriate action need prompt assessment.
Questions and answers
What if some pay documents are missing?
List available and missing records and note when and how you requested them. Do not wait to collect every document before clarifying the filing deadline and necessary action. Collecting records or having a consultation does not itself submit an application to the Commission.
Does contacting you count as filing with the Labour Disputes Commission?
No. An enquiry to Opus Justitia is not an application to the Commission. If a deadline may be relevant, provide key dates and separately agree any procedural action needed.
Official sources
This is general preparation information, not individual legal advice. Specific action and current rules must be assessed against your circumstances.