Work expenses help

caramac-girl

I know Im bound to be shouted at on here for admitting this, but I have some unpaid expenses from my last company that I didnt claim. It amounts to a lot of money over 3 years. I left in April. Is there any way I can claim them now?

McKneff

why wait till now, why didn't you claim them while you worked there on a regular basis.


Nothing stopping you from asking of course.

grumbler

Can you prove the expenses and that they were pre-approved / authorised?
Do they refuse to pay?

If the answer is YES to both questions, then Small Claims Court is the way to go.

InsideInsurance

grumbler wrote: »

Can you prove the expenses and that they were pre-approved / authorised?
Do they refuse to pay?

If the answer is YES to both questions, then Small Claims Court is the way to go.

No, asking for them first is the way to go and then a LBA and then court.

If you go straight to court without any attempt to resolve the matter outside of court you can find that you win and get an award but end up having to pay the other sides costs even in the small track which could well outweigh your winnings.

Archi_Bald

What happened when you submitted your belated expense claim? What were the reasons for the delay (e.g. illness, laziness, oversight etc)? What were the terms under which your employment was terminated? If you have signed anything that says you have no further claims against the company that's that then. If you haven't signed anything - what were the terms of your employment?

grumbler

InsideInsurance wrote: »

No, asking for them first is the way to go and then a LBA and then court.

If you go straight to court without any attempt to resolve the matter outside of court you can find that you win and get an award but end up having to pay the other sides costs even in the small track which could well outweigh your winnings.

Have you missed my second question that the answer was supposed to be YES to?

If they refuse to pay, then yes, a LBA is a part (first step) of court action.

InsideInsurance

grumbler wrote: »

Have you missed my second question that the answer was supposed to be YES to?

Misread it rather than missed it

caramac-girl

Archi_Bald wrote: »

What happened when you submitted your belated expense claim? What were the reasons for the delay (e.g. illness, laziness, oversight etc)? What were the terms under which your employment was terminated? If you have signed anything that says you have no further claims against the company that's that then. If you haven't signed anything - what were the terms of your employment?

Thanks for all the responses guys. The main reason was stress - I was working an 80 hour minimum week, 7 days a week and kept putting it off. And putting it off, and putting it off. Then I thought I couldnt claim as I had left.
Have compiled all the receipts now and am preparing a letter for the company's new MD, will see how that goes.
It doesnt sound from what you are all saying that it might be a complete loss and worth a look.

Thanks to everyone :-)

BobQ

grumbler wrote: »

Have you missed my second question that the answer was supposed to be YES to?

If they refuse to pay, then yes, a LBA is a part (first step) of court action.

You are a fine one to speak of missing a question! The OP did not claim the expenses according to the original post.

OP Lots of possibilities (eg you signed something acknowledging no debt). Also your last firm may have a rule that states claims are only valid if submitted in say 3 months?

Best to write and claim them, see what happens. I suggest you apologise at the outset for submitting them after you left. You could ask them to state a reason if they refuse. Ultimately, until you claim they are not obliged to pay them.

grumbler

BobQ wrote: »

You are a fine one to speak of missing a question! The OP did not claim the expenses according to the original post.

Well, the OP didn't claim them in the due time. Now it would be very reasonable to ask the company first whether the expenses could be claimed - before asking on the forum. Hence my (short) question.

The full version:
Did you ask the company and they refused to pay?

caramac-girl

grumbler wrote: »

Well, the OP didn't claim them in the due time. Now it would be very reasonable to ask the company first whether the expenses could be claimed - before asking on the forum. Hence my (short) question.

The full version:
Did you ask the company and they refused to pay?

Hi
You are right it would be reasonable to ask the question of the company first. I guess I just wanted to guage people's thoughts of the best way to approach it. I didn't mean to start an argument here, this is my bad in not claiming these in a reasonable time. I will just have to see how it goes with the initial letter and go from there.

Thanks again everyone.