Employment

Pay dispute letter

If your pay looks wrong, a clear written record of the amounts and dates makes it much easier to get sorted. We help you set out what you believe is owed and what you're asking for.

Turn what happened into a clear, professional pay dispute letter.

Answer structured questions about your situation and RightWords will organise the information you provide into a personalised pay dispute letter.

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What your document will contain

  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2What I believe is wrong
  3. 3Amounts and periods affected
  4. 4Steps I have already taken
  5. 5Evidence
  6. 6What I am asking for
  7. 7Request for a response
  8. 8Closing

How it works

  • 9 short steps, saved as you go
  • Written only from what you tell us
  • Review everything before anything is written
  • Download as a Word document
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Document preparation, not legal advice

RightWords helps you put your own situation into clear, professional words. We don't decide whether anything unlawful has happened and we don't represent you.

What happens next?

  1. 1

    Tell us what happened

    Answer structured questions about your workplace situation.

  2. 2

    Preview your personalised pay dispute letter

    RightWords organises your answers into a clear, professional draft for you to review.

  3. 3

    Pay only if you want the finished document

    Letter £19.99 · Letter + Situation Pack £34.99

Create and preview your personalised pay dispute letter before deciding whether to pay.

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Personalised letter

£19.99

One-off purchase

Your personalised pay dispute letter as a Word document.

Letter + Situation Pack

£34.99

Total price — the Pay Situation Pack is an optional £15.00 upgrade on the letter

A clear picture of the money in dispute, how pay concerns are usually resolved, and what to do if your employer does not put it right.

  • The amounts and periods in dispute, listed clearly
  • Payslips and records to gather
  • How employers usually respond, and typical timescales
  • Escalating through a grievance if the shortfall is not corrected
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  • Your case details are not sent to analytics

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What people say about this service

4.0 / 5(1 review)
  • Aisha Khan★★★★☆09 Mar 2026

    My employer owed me six weeks of unpaid overtime and a travel allowance. The pay dispute letter set out the dates, amounts, and contract clauses clearly. I got a response from payroll within a week and payment the following month.

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