<prompt> Human: Some background:I had been at this company for about 16 months. After the first 12 months I was promised a 1000 graduation bonus that I never received.Last week I was laid off because the company couldnt afford to pay our wages. I was owed a week in arrears and the week I was currently working.Yesterday I was officially made redundant, however because I havent been at the company 24 months I cant actually claim redundancy. They cant afford to pay me the two weeks wage or the graduation bonus but I can claim my holidays from the government.When I was issued my P45, there was a payslip in there with the amount of my graduation bonus plus some other costs, all of which seems set to be paid in my bank on paper but they cant actually give me it. Is this somehow considered fraudulent? Could it mess up my tax? I dont know what this means or how to fix the situation.  <response>: Yes, it is fraudulent to claim youve been paid money that you havent received. You should complain to both the company and the government labour regulator about unpaid wages. Generally if the company had any money at all, worker wages should be paid before other debts. 