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Employer wants me to repay him the ssp he's paid me

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  • SarEl
    SarEl Posts: 5,683 Forumite
    kazwookie wrote: »
    Can you show a link to where it legally says this please? Thank you

    The Employment Rights Act 1996. Look it up. It's part II but I can't recall the specific section - somewhere in the late teens or twenties I think. I don't do links to things that are in my head :)
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    kazwookie wrote: »
    Can you show a link to where it legally says this please? Thank you

    Allthough some sections are difficult to understan or require reference to other section many questions like this can be answered by having a read of this.

    http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/contents

    section 14 is the relevent one.

    This probably also need a check to see if SSP payments are classed as wages to qualify if they want to rely on 14.1.a for the deductions.
  • dibblersan
    dibblersan Posts: 588 Forumite
    cannot take you're wage below NMW - would expect the op to be nearly NMW so can't just stop wages.
    One of the hardest of all life lessons is this:

    Just because I feel bad doesn’t necessarily mean someone else is doing something wrong.

    Just because I feel good doesn’t necessarily mean what I am doing is right.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    dibblersan wrote: »
    cannot take you're wage below NMW - would expect the op to be nearly NMW so can't just stop wages.

    16hrs < £102 so very close.
  • SarEl
    SarEl Posts: 5,683 Forumite
    dibblersan wrote: »
    cannot take you're wage below NMW - would expect the op to be nearly NMW so can't just stop wages.

    Well pointed out - although this would not apply to final wages (where a debt is owed and notice is being served) and it still would not get the OP out of the bind of having to repay. Negotiation is really the only way forward, and it may be possible to come to some agreement. But the OP needs to be clear that if this isn't possible this is a debt like any other, and can be pursued through civil court, resulting in owing additional money for costs, and affecting their credit rating etc etc.
  • starling2007
    starling2007 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Hi everyone, Had a busy day phoning tax office, CAB, union and then finally got through to the right person in DWP. Hopefully when I get the ssp1 form and all my fitness notes which I gave to my employer back from him, (did ask for all of these on Friday) I maybe able to get my ESA back dated. Then I can pay my employer what I owe him. Think once I am fit enough, I'll be looking for a new job. So fingers and, toes crossed, that I get it.
    Thank you to everyone who has helped. Will let you know how it all pans out. Thank you again to everyone
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