I should be honest but im NOT!!! ha ha!!

gem4

I think I was overpaid by one day a few months back. I didnt tell them because I wasnt 100% sure as to whether it was my own miscalculation or not. I knew they would take it back eventually if it was an error, but it never has been.
The trouble is it played on my mind so much that I now double check my own calculations first to avoid the stress.

If they have overpaid you regularly that could amount to a large amount when they want it back. If you want to chance it, best put it in a high interest account as has been suggested and then play dumb when they tell you about it.
I think maybe we all have had an incy wincy bit of dishonesty in our time........if we are honest

Turning_into_scrooge

sure this isn't a wind up?

liney

Doesn't look good on a reference - Honesty and Integrity = Poor.

Diane17884

While i understand it would be tempting not to say anything, i think you are just getting yourself into a bigger hole every month you are not telling them, they will realise eventually.

madfrenchgirl

mmm

the guy looks like he is trolling...

madfrenchgirl

hey OP

wasnt your boss doubting your productivity? if you add on top of that the fraud you are so proud of committing, you might not last very long in this job.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=240508

kelloggs36

if you say nothing, you WILL have to pay it back and possibly (PROBABLY) have to pay it back all in one go. You couldn't claim hardship because you should never have had it in the first place and it could be argued that you should have either paid it back at the time, or kept what you had been overpaid by until they asked for it back. i was overpaid a whole month's salary last year (I am on a career break and have not been paid for nearly 3 years!!). Because I knew that I wasn't entitled to the money, I rang payroll straight away. I then received a letter asking for it back, which I paid immediately. it wasn't mine to keep, so I could not justify keeping it, even if it WAS their fault.

klare_2

it isnt fraud... it is legally the employers responsibility to make sure they are paying the correct amount however it would be better to let them know. they are legally entitled to it back but the amount you repay has to be at a rate that you both agree. They are not allowed to reclaim it all back in one go.
As for not giving a reference bcause of it, or not receiving redundancy, whilst they might be entitled to remove any overpayment out of a redundancy settlement, they would be hard pushed to refuse to give a reference because of THEIR mistake as the employer in paying the incorrect salary. and they wouldnt be able to mention it on a reference as it is against the law to give a bad one, the employer could only refuse. And on top of that, the current trend for a lot of companies is to not actually give any reference as a company policy because so many of them are finding themselves unstuck when the person it was for hasnt been successful in getting the post.
Morally i agree that you ought to let them have it back, but stand your ground on paying it back at a rate you can afford.
Officially you dont have to do anything but the longe it goes before you let them know the more you have to pay back, and if you leave before they notice, if it is over £500 it is likely that it will be passed straight over to a debt collectors. Its your call at the end of the day.

advent1122

They are not allowed to reclaim it all back in one go.

Yes they are......and they do.

Turning_into_scrooge

advent1122 wrote:

Yes they are......and they do.

I know someone who worked for a local council they deducted the money from her next pay, wouldn't even consider a monthly repayment plan.