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Employer failed to take my pension contributions, help?

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    It's my employer's negligence so I'd expect more from them than a "sorry about that".

    But you haven't looked at your own payslip in 2 years. Don't throw mud if you can't make it stick. Presumably you haven't looked at your pension statements either.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    edited 4 August 2016 at 12:09AM
    Pointless asking for advice here given some attitudes. I'll take it elsewhere.

    Perhaps next time you decide to go in on someone and presume things and essentially imply stupidity on their part, consider that people may have a lot of stressors happening in their lives that meant they didn't have the time, ability or remaining mental strength to go through every last penny on statements at length when they'd executed a transaction and trusted that industry professionals had done their actual job. People come here for advice, not ridicule.
  • PeacefulWaters
    PeacefulWaters Posts: 8,495 Forumite
    Pointless asking for advice here given some attitudes. I'll take it elsewhere.

    Perhaps next time you decide to go in on someone and presume things and essentially imply stupidity on their part, consider that people may have a lot of stressors happening in their lives that meant they didn't have the time, ability or remaining mental strength to go through every last penny on statements at length when they'd executed a transaction and trusted that industry professionals had done their actual job. People come here for advice, not ridicule.

    Some people come here to be told what they want to hear and throw their toys out of the prom if it doesn't happen.
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    Pointless asking for advice here given some attitudes. I'll take it elsewhere.

    Perhaps next time you decide to go in on someone and presume things and essentially imply stupidity on their part, consider that people may have a lot of stressors happening in their lives that meant they didn't have the time, ability or remaining mental strength to go through every last penny on statements at length when they'd executed a transaction and trusted that industry professionals had done their actual job. People come here for advice, not ridicule.

    You don't get advice on these forums, that's a specific regulated issue, you get opinions and suggestions.

    Not sure why you've deleted the older posts, seems a bit of a waste of time to me.

    People have given their thoughts and you take them on board or follow your own ideas. The company seem to have been at error in not contributing your contribution but they have been paying in their portion, so the loss is less than it could have been.

    You need to take some responsibility for checking your records no payslips, what did you think the extra money was for, some sort of magic unplanned bonus?

    You don't seem to have detailed what your discussion have been with your employer, if they've made an error then there might be something they can do to compensate and mitigate any losses suffered, though it's only fair that you also contribute to gain these from the monies you should have paid.

    Until you start to notify them and see their response no one can know waht might happen.
  • xylophone
    xylophone Posts: 45,609 Forumite
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    Some people come here to be told what they want to hear and throw their toys out of the prom if it doesn't happen

    Accompanied by the sound of trumpets and cymbals?:)
  • atush
    atush Posts: 18,731 Forumite
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    No one insulted you, we just said it was unrealistic to ask the employer to pay in your own missed contributions (that you got as salary anyway).


    If you havent spent this extra salary you were not supposed to have, you pay it in now as a lump sum and catch up?

    You can always NICELY ask your employer to give you a little boost due to their mistake, but if you talk to them like you do to us, no chance.
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