Employer's paid salary into overdrawn account

Onyourcase

4) They cover the shortfall

McKneff

There is no shortfall, employee has been paid.

Onyourcase

Employee has not been paid correctly as per contract into nominated account.

gordikin

Onyourcase wrote: »

4) They cover the shortfall

What shortfall?...

mrcow

This happens a lot. Go to the bank, explain that it was paid in error and that it is your living expenses, and they should allow you to withdraw the money.

Have you actually asked them for it yet?

gordikin

Onyourcase wrote: »

Employee has not been paid correctly as per contract into nominated account.

Nevertheless you have been paid....return the money and your employer will be able to pay it into the correct account.

Onyourcase

I can't access the money they( the bank) set-off against the unauthorised overdraft

gordikin

Ask your employer to give you an advance pay back terms mutually agreed...or beg/borrow/sell. You aint going to get your employer to pay you double!

Onyourcase

I was hoping for some better legal advice here. I get the sense that those that have reponded so far are thinking "here's someone that wants paid twice". Please try to be a bit more empathetic. Imagine all your salary this month had been paid by your employer directly paying off part of your mortgage. Yes, you've been paid, yes, you now owe less mortgage. But how are you going to pay all your monthly bills! You might be thinking like me, I want my salary paid as normal now and then we can talk about and deal with the overpayment?

paulmx3

sorry you have not got any better advice up to now,this forum does seem to be plagued by many people with a bankers attitude towards "lower class" working people with money issues....:o

it may be worth approaching your bank to see what can be done,but,i do feel your employers have made the error here.