money paid in error

takman

If i was her employer i would be very annoyed at her as well. If she expected to keep her job then she should have at least given them contact details so they could get hold of her.

If she gave them her email address then she should check her emails. There is no excuse not to check her emails because i bet she went on the internet daily while she was over there if she uses social media.

Plus for her to just spend an extra £1000 put into her account is ridiculous!. She really needs to manage her money better if she just spends spends spends without even checking where the money is coming from.

What i would do in your position is write them a letter apologising for how you have responded to them and offering to pay back the £1000 yourself immediately. You can then work out with your daughter a payment plan for her to pay you back.

Brooker_Dave

Where does the law stand on her redundancy?

It would seem she had a job, took some agreed time off, and then because her employer made an error, she was sacked?

How much redundancy or notice should she have been given?

Brooker_Dave

Was she under 18 years old when the mistake was made?

tomtontom

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

Where does the law stand on her redundancy?

It would seem she had a job, took some agreed time off, and then because her employer made an error, she was sacked?

How much redundancy or notice should she have been given?

She was not made redundant, that is when the job no longer exists.

On the assumption she had worked there under two years, she would have no legal remedy if you are suggesting some sort of unfair dismissal. On the information given she wouldn't be entitled to notice pay anyway, as that would be based on her recent worked hours, which would be nil.

DandelionPatrol

elsien wrote: »

Your daughter is 18 and legally an adult. Whilst I sympathise with your wish to help her out, the employer has no obligation to discuss the case with you. Communicating on her behalf by text and telling him what you think of him is really not helpful and will probably make things worse.
Has your daughter written him a sensible letter explaining the situation and offering to work out a repayment plan? She should not expect to keep £1000 that is not hers just because she's spent it. And I have to say, I think it would be quite hard for an impoverished student not to wonder where all the extra money was coming from - surely she had some idea of budget and what was in the account to start with?

I agree.

I think that the employer has been author of some of his own misfortunes by communicating by text and email and not by a proper letter. However, by replying by text, you have legitimised the employer's approach

boo_star

DandelionPatrol wrote: »

I agree.

I think that the employer has been author of some of his own misfortunes by communicating by text and email and not by a proper letter. However, by replying by text, you have legitimised the employer's approach

Would a letter have helped?

What address did the daughter give? The OP's address, or the one she was at when she had the job?

pvt

boo_star wrote: »

Would a letter have helped?

What address did the daughter give? The OP's address, or the one she was at when she had the job?

The former employer could have written to her via her bank. I believe a bank is obliged to forward letters addressed to account holders, though obviously not to reveal the account holder's address to the originator. I've received letters this way in the past, though in this day and age the bank may make a charge to the account holder for the service.

chanz4

I have had a recent case against Santander, their sols hid behind dpa. A court order was obtained, cost about £300 and they were forced to give the persons address

DCFC79

OP why have you been texting the employer ?

You could have helped your daughter by keeping a check on your daughters account eg what was available to spend, inform her some extra money had been paid (Hello DD theres an extra £1000 in your account, is that too much for your wages ? Lets put it aside eg into a saviongs account in case its a mistake and its asked to be returned.)

boo_star

chanz4 wrote: »

I have had a recent case against Santander, their sols hid behind dpa. A court order was obtained, cost about £300 and they were forced to give the persons address

Not really relevant. An employer isn't going to get a court order to reveal a persons address before they take court action.

The two kind of go hand in hand.