Over payed by my work

liambez19

Hi i have been over payed by £904 and have informed my work were they said they would take it out the next working day well still a week later its still there. Where do i stand on spending this money ? when am i intitled to claim this money as my own ? thank you very much Liam

eschaton

If it's in your bank then it's your money.

Spend away and if thy say anything just tell them - if they snooze, they lose.

Happychappy

Laim, do you think you are entitled to it ? do you think your employers wouldnt mind Liam having an extra £904 ?

You may be able to answer this one yourself and not get the grief which would follow if you did treat the money as your own, tempting, but not worth the aggro which will follow.

Lokolo

eschaton wrote: »

If it's in your bank then it's your money.

Spend away and if thy say anything just tell them - if they snooze, they lose.

Erm no?

OP. If you have been overpaid then you owe this money back. Its not rightfully yours.

If you cannot afford to pay it back next week, ask for a payment plan be set up.

eschaton

Lokolo wrote: »

Erm no?

OP. If you have been overpaid then you owe this money back. Its not rightfully yours.

If you cannot afford to pay it back next week, ask for a payment plan be set up.

Thought the sarcasm in my post may have been obvious ?

Lokolo

eschaton wrote: »

Thought the sarcasm in my post may have been obvious ?

Haha no. Put a smiley at the end (this one is good :rolleyes:), thats what I do

financial_illiterate

Are you sure its an overpayment and not a tax rebate? Twice in my life I've been fortunate enough to benefit from mysteriously inflated pay packets. The joys of temporary employment!!

liambez19

Lokolo wrote: »

Erm no?

OP. If you have been overpaid then you owe this money back. Its not rightfully yours.

If you cannot afford to pay it back next week, ask for a payment plan be set up.

Left it in my bank and not touched it iam just saying they said they will collect it the next day after i told them and its still here a week later...

PNPSUKNET

think of it this way if its not yours and you dont give it back, which you could give a cheque they will look at other ways

liambez19

financial_illiterate wrote: »

Are you sure its an overpayment and not a tax rebate? Twice in my life I've been fortunate enough to benefit from mysteriously inflated pay packets. The joys of temporary employment!!

Absoloutly positive of this. i asked them about it and they said its been a system error and they would take it back the next working day but still here a week later

financial_illiterate

liambez19 wrote: »

Absoloutly positive of this. i asked them about it and they said its been a system error and they would take it back the next working day but still here a week later

Fair enough. What sort of company do you work for? Is it a big one with centralised payroll or a small one where this can be sorted out with a cheque or by talking to your manager?