Ex employer demanding money back.

geejayem

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

It's 'paid' not 'payed'....just for if you have to write to them

If you owe it, then you have to pay it back. The best thing you can do is to offer to pay it back in installments.

If you knew you were getting too much, it should have been set aside but anyway - that's history now.

Thanks for that

Savvy_Sue

So, you write back ASAP and apologise for not responding to their previous letter. State that you have some questions about exactly what is owed and ask them to hold off the court action while these are resolved. Ask if they will agree an installment plan as you are not in a position to pay the full amount now. Don't expect them to allow one at £10 per month ... even if that's all you THINK you can pay.

If their letter does not detail which training drills you missed, you need to get your diary out and do your best estimate. If that's wildly out from their estimate, ask them to detail which training drills you missed. Were there signing in sheets which could be used to work this out, if your diary's no help?

TBH, the fact that they mislaid your letter requesting the special leave doesn't affect the fact that you were paid in error, and could reasonably have been expected to know this. You owe them money, you want to avoid it going to court.

pinkshoes

You MUST reply to the letter.

If you agree you owe them the money, then tell them you are not in a financial position to pay all the money in one go, but would like to offer them say £100 a month.

If you disagree you owe them, ask them for proof of the overpayments.

Send the letter with proof of postage.

If you do owe the money, you DO have to pay it back. If you offer it in installments, then they would look rather daft taking you to court, who would also order you to pay at the same rate, and they'd pay thoir own costs as the solution would be what you'd already offered!

coinxoperated

If you know you owe them money, contact them and state you are willing to pay it back at a rate you can afford. Be honest. You could always send them a 'budget sheet' to see where you are financially. If they took you to court they couldn't exactly argue you into paying more money if you just don't have it!

Also to add - AP007 has bullied me on various posts - I wouldn't even bother replying to him. He seems to have a vendetta against anyone employed and thinks we all owe him something

AP007

coinxoperated wrote: »

Also to add - AP007 has bullied me on various posts - I wouldn't even bother replying to him. He seems to have a vendetta against anyone employed and thinks we all owe him something

Bullied you? LOL I doubt I have but I am a girl not a HIM!

I do not think YOU all owe me anything at all so I'd love to see where I said that!

geejayem

Thankyou Savvy Sue and Pinkshoes,,this is more like the advice I was looking for.
I will keep you informed of the outcome..