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Paid twice by work!!!
carlih1
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Hi
I was called into my office this morninfg to be told they have paid me twice, once into my old account and once into my new one.
They asked for the money back and i said i would arrange that, my car insurance has come out of my old account and i'm about £250 short, do i have to pay it all back out of my next paycheck? this will leave me short for the whole month.!
Or can i pay in installments, does anyone know the law on this.
Carli
I was called into my office this morninfg to be told they have paid me twice, once into my old account and once into my new one.
They asked for the money back and i said i would arrange that, my car insurance has come out of my old account and i'm about £250 short, do i have to pay it all back out of my next paycheck? this will leave me short for the whole month.!
Or can i pay in installments, does anyone know the law on this.
Carli
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I don't know the law, but can't you transfer the money from your new account to your old account? Or are you saying you hadn't realised you'd been paid twice so have spent some of it? I think asking to pay in instalments would be reasonable if you have a good reason for not realising you'd been paid twice ...Signature removed for peace of mind0
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Hi
I did not know i had been paid twice and some money came out without my knowledge for my car insurance!
Carli0 -
Just had a brief look around the 'net and found the following'
Source: UNISON Scotland - OverpaymentsPaying back overpaid wages.
In general, overpayments are recoverable by an employer regardless of the circumstances in which the overpayment arose. However, if an employer incorrectly calculates the amount of pay due, resulting in an overpayment, then there are policy guides which should influence the employers decision on whether to recover the money or not. If the overpayment is to be repaid, the employer will be expected to act reasonably. Notice should be given of the recovery and deductions should be staged over a period of time.
Looking to see if I can locate a further link to back it up further
"Part P" is not, and has never been, an accredited electrical qualification. It is a Building Regulation. No one can be "Part P qualified."
Forum posts are not legal advice; are for educational and discussion purposes only, and are not a substitute for proper consultation with a competent, qualified advisor.0 -
All the information that I found on the internet was similar (if not the same) as the above stating (or in some cases insinuating, in my opinion of course) that although an employer is legally entitled to reclaim monies involved in a genuine overpayment, they have to act reasonably in obtaining the money back from you.
It appears that they should work with you to propose a suitable plan for instalments to be deducted from further payments and this be agreed in writing with you.
I would suggest that if this does not become the case in your situation that you obtain advice on your rights from an organisation such as the Citizen's Advice Bureau/Welfare Rights for full assistance in your particluar case.
Hope that helps and it gets sorted "Part P" is not, and has never been, an accredited electrical qualification. It is a Building Regulation. No one can be "Part P qualified."
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I'm a union rep and this is an issue that crops up fairly frequently. Come to an agreement with your employer to repay the overpayment at a rate which doea not cause you financial hardship...£5-£8 per week for example.Don’t be a can’t, be a can.0
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ohreally wrote:I'm a union rep
Just the sort of individual needed here me-thinks
Good to see my 'net research wasn't off "Part P" is not, and has never been, an accredited electrical qualification. It is a Building Regulation. No one can be "Part P qualified."
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Unless I've got it wrong, basically you are saying that, if you had been paid correctly, the bank would either have bounced your car insurance payment or you would have had an overdraft. Either way, you would have had bank charges. If this is the case, your employer has already done you a good turn by their mistake so it seems to me you should bear this in mind in your approach to them. Fair enough to try and negotiate so you don't have to pay it all back at once but you presumably haven't spent all the overpayment so I think they could quite reasonably ask you to return now the part you haven't spent, and deduct the rest from your next 1 (or perhaps 2) months pay.
I assume your pay is quite substantial so offering £5 to £8 per week seems to me - in the circumstances - to be quite unrealistic.0 -
As you've been paid double what you should have been, just pay it back in one go!
It's not your employers fault that you didn't have enough money in your account.
I think they'd be quite within their rights not to pay you next week...you've already had it all as an advance!British Ex-pat in British Columbia!0 -
iainkirk wrote:
It's not your employers fault that you didn't have enough money in your account.
Apportioning blame is unlikely to be fruitful, yes the op has the opportunity to benefit from the situation, albeit on a temporary basis.How the situation is progressed is open to negotiation. Since we are unaware of the op's financial situation (assuming money is not in abundance) it would be good practice for the employer to recoup a small amount at a time to prevent a valued member of staff from being put in hardship to repay an error. Don’t be a can’t, be a can.0
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