payroll dispute - an open letter to payroll

I just recently seen my payslip. I have been deducted PhP5236.36 for absences incurred for pay period January 16-31, 2008. I was out of the office for 10days total. Four of those days were my days off while the remaining six, I filed for vacation leave. Unfortunately, only three of those six days were approved as VL. The remaining three, I had gotten permission from the current SS which was Ms. ****, for unpaid leave. I have passed the right documents as well as other supporting documents regarding this application. This was done before I left on my vacation. All necessary paperworks were filed in duplicate. Even when I got back from vacation, I filed the vacation leaves again!

Now, I am only expecting that I am to be deducted only for three days that were of course, filed as unpaid leaves. Imagine my consternation when I saw my payslip and my online bank account that I only received PhP6385.67! I have already approached my Team Lead regarding this matter and I was informed that Payroll may not have credited the leaves that I have filed before I went on vacation. This was, of course, done before the cut-off period last month. What I am trying to get at is that I should not have been deducted PhP5236.36 for only a 3-day absence! The total deduction for my absences should only have been a maximum of PhP3000 given that I am getting PhP9600 per cut-off.

I am writing to you in the hopes of making some sense out of your so-called payroll process. I need clarification with regards to the following issues. I know that this has happened before and still continuously happening, that agents’ salaries were deducted more than what was supposed to be deducted by Payroll. I guess others would just prefer to keep mum about this. But for me, no. This is basically unacceptable on our end as employees. We are working our asses off literary in this company and we, of course, expect to get our share by means of our salary. Sure, we would be able to get our salary if we file a dispute. But that would be reflected on the next payday or God-knows-when. How do you really expect someone who is working in a company with this kind of salary to pay their bills and still have enough money left over to survive between pay periods?

You people are also employees of this company. Would you be able to survive with a measly PhP6000++ for two weeks knowing that you have responsibilities to your self and your family? Would also do the same if you were in my shoes and question the people that SHOULD be doing their jobs properly so that people get paid their due? I believe the answer is YES.

So, I strongly implore you to do your jobs. We are doing ours. Why can’t you do yours properly?

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I have sent this email to Payroll. I’ve also sent copies of this email to my Team Leader, Shift Supervisor and even to our Operations Manager. I hope that they can fix this problem.