Wages Dispute...Urgent help needed !

NTM_2

Hi could anybody possibly help or advise me.

10 months ago (December2007) my employer advised me that I had been overpaid by £3,000, this came as quite a shock, I worked out my wages and there was no way I could have been underpaid.
I queried this with HR and they assured me, I had been underpaid and that the shortfall (£3,000) would be in my next months wages.
To cut a long story short last month I received a letter from HR stating that they had made a mistake and I had been overpaid by £3,000 , and could I list my outgoings and expenditures so they could work out a monthly payment plan in order to repay the money, I have now appealed this decision as I feel I am in the right, in the begining I had a number of conversations with HR telling them there is now way they could owe me £3,000 now they want it back Help !

Neil

fedupnow

I'm sorry I can't help but I am quite shocked at them asking for details about your spending.

The cheek of it!!!

Hang fire for somebody more helpful or see CAB or something before you tell HR anything.

SomeBozo

If you were overpaid, then you have to pay it back. No ifs or buts.

You can suggest a payment plan yourself if you do not want to list out-goings.

Bozo

Richard_Cocks

Given that you knew you were overpaid 3000, did you then spend it? If you didn't just pay it back lump sum, or agree a payment schedule and skim the interest!

Either way you don't lose out. Unless you spent it...

Mudd14

I can only echo what was said abovce, sounds like you kept quiet and took the 3k. Its not yours and they are fully entitled to deduct it back from you, just hope they are considerate and you can come to an arrangement of repayments

floss2

NTM wrote: »

........ my employer advised me that I had been overpaid by £3,000, ........there was no way I could have been underpaid.
I queried this with HR and they assured me, I had been underpaid ......they had made a mistake and I had been overpaid by £3,000 ......

Sorry, but I am a little confused......have you been overpaid or underpaid?

How long had the incorrect wages been paid for? Was it only recognised 10 months ago? And do you have any documentation re your pay rate? Maybe a letter confirming your job & the rate, or notice of a pay rise? Have you had any bonuses in that perid?

NTM_2

Sorry my typing error
My Employer informed me 10 months ago that I had been underpaid and that THEY owed me £3,000 despite me contesting this they were insistant and the extra went into my account.
Now after 10 months they inform me that THEY have made an error and overpaid me £3,000 and now want it back ASAP.

Neil

floss2

I would work out an affordable repayment plan & offer it to them -in writing, adding that you had queried the payment at the time but had been advised that it was correct and that you will be paying the monies back at a rate that is affordable to you. They may ask for a list of outgoings to justify why you are offering to pay £x, particularly if you are on a large salary.

Is this a large amount of your salary, or does it equate to maybe a couple of months or less extra pay?

NTM_2

It equates to quite a large amount of pay at the moment as my wife (whom this post is about) has been on maternity leave and is due to go back to work part time next month.
They have already asked her to submit a payment plan, I am actualy quite annoyed as my wife is on a flat salary, no overtime, no bonus, her wage do not change throughout the year, that is why she questioned it so much with HR, I could understand if they had over paid her and she kept quiet, and spent the money, but she was totaly upfront as much as telling HR she could not possibly be owed this amount of money.

Sam1903

does she by any chance work for the DWP

NTM_2

Is it worth seeking legal advice on this