Letter Asking for Salary Arrears

Letter Asking for Salary Arrears

Letters Kate

A letter asking for salary arrears is written to the finance manager, CEO, Managing Director, or any other authoritative person by the employee whose salary arrears are still unliquidated. Salary arrears are the portion of salary that is pending at the end of the company.

For example, if the company’s council committee decides on some sort of allowance or salary increase that is to be implemented on a specific date but not practically followed up on for certain reasons, that specific accumulated amount is salary arrear payable to the employee by the company.

Request letters for salary arrears should be penned down in a genteel manner, and they should not sound harsh or embarrassingly straightforward. The letter should run in the following way:

  1. Give a brief introduction of your request regarding the salary arrears
  2. Tell your boss the exact details of the pending arrears and sound reasonable in your time of making the request
  3. Give other references if available

The following is a sample letter, which can be used to make necessary trivial changes.

Sample Letter

Susan Niewie
238-GH Town of Roses, Brooklyn
New York, USA

20th April 20XX

Emma Goldsmith
The Senior Finance Manager
SHOP Steels and Aluminum Manufacturers
23849 99-B Asana Heights, New York City
NY, USA

Re. Request for Salary Arrears

Dear Ma’am,

I am an Assistant HR Manager in this firm, and I have been working here since 20XX, which means the company has [X] years of my services. According to the company’s Service Policy, three months ago, the Committee of Finance Affairs decided to give salary increments in this session. The decision was made in mid-February 20XX and will be implemented on 21st February 20XX.

The problem is that I am getting the same salary and have received no increment as decided, which is recounted as my salary arrears. Similarly, my salary remained unchanged even when I was upgraded to a higher designation scale. Six months have passed, and I have no salary up-gradation, which has also been accumulated as salary arrears.

I am sorry to inform you that I have asked and written several emails to the company’s assistant finance manager but in vain. Ma’am, I request you to direct the accounts department to pay my salary arrears on both ends, i.e., an increase in the salaries as a whole and a specific salary upgrade with a promotion. I would be grateful if you would kindly view my request and instruct the accounts office to pay the salary arrears immediately.

Thank you

 Sincerely

(Signature)


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