MONEY MORAL DILEMMA: Grant's been overpaid, should he keep it?

brave_2

No.
Do unto others as you would have done to yourself.

Ash1

I think he should own up - When you have been working with someone for that long and have got on well, its only right that he owns up. I think what he will probably find is that his boss will say thanks for owning up but you can keep the money as small bonus or thank you.

alwright

Hi there,
I believe that Grant should own up. It will go well on his CV for personal reference as being trustworthy and reliable for future employers. The Bible tells us that 'whoever can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with much', conversely, 'whooever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much' and 'if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own'(Luke 16:10-12). I speak as a Christian but I know other religions have similar moral codes which give good guidance for living. Grant will know the satisfaction and peace of mind that a clear conscience brings. (:T happy clappy!)

Kio

He should own up and give the money back. The overpayment would be discovered eventually and his dishonesty would ruin the relationship.

Bikaboy

Now there is no problem.

I would ask the question can you go through my last weeks wages with me please and if there is discrepancy then they will both feel better about discussing it.

I handed my notice in in a job with a Company car. They didnt want me to work notice so i asked for value of car in job package to be paid for remainder of my notice as it was their fault i didnt work notice. Or let me have use of the car. After a lengthy discussion where by they said they cannot do this " okay can you sent me that in writing" was my reply.

2 days later i had telephone call saying they would pay me for whole month of car value of job package as by means of good will gesture..!

happy working..!

eastendhammer

definately - he might be told to keep it anyway

Angela_Wood

He should come clean. I was recently paid four times my monthly salary and as wonderful as it was seeing a whole heap of money in my account, you just KNOW the only thing to do is to be honest. It shows your employers you are trustworthy and it also gives you a good feeling that you resisted the temptation!

beccy_C

I worked at my last job for almost two years, i left there at the start of this year to a new job. during the end of last year my payments got rejected when they tried to send them to my bank as my bank account had closed it was a sum of something like £512, it took them a full working month to get it right so they then owed me £512 also something like £338. they accidently payed me in jan of this year two £512 amounts i have only just recieved a letter saying i owe them £128 i left at the end of jan and genuinely didnt realise they had overpaid me as it all got so confused! do i have to pay it back?

jungleduckling

definitely own up!

dodge2k7

I am very surprised to see that the majority seem to agree it would be wise to own up. IMO the answer is straightforward: Grant should keep the money. As far as i am concerned it is not theft because:
1/ It is most likely money for the week in hand Grant worked when he started all those nine years ago.(he could argue that he cannot remember whether he did a week in hand or not as it was too long ago)
2/ It could be holiday pay that they owe him from over the years. He may have missed a holiday the one year, (again years ago so it is hard to remember) therefore one weeks holiday pay is due.(which he would not get until he left)
3/ How can anyone prove Grant knew that the wages were too much.(you can suspect he knew but try proving it)
4/ It is the payroll clerks mistake, nobody else's.(i once worked for a small company who paid everybody in pay packets. One week the payroll clerk put the money and wage slips in, sealed the envelopes up and then signed the names backwards on two persons wages. One had £200, the other had £25 odd. The employee who was owed the lower suddenly disappeared after payday, and i was given the task of phoning him the next day, and after finally getting hold of him asking for him to come to the shop pay the money back, he simply told me that as the paypack had his name on he presumed the money was his. He did not return ever again, and to my surprise nothing further was said, as far as i know)
Also whose to say that because Grant and Phil got on ok together, that Grant would ever want to see Phil again once he left.
Honesty is the best policy (sometimes)
dodge.