Time limit for former employer to claim back overpayment

relhuk1

Hello,
I spent a short time working for a not very nice company and jumped ship in under a month. I was paid for this time period.However they have just paid me for December!
Obviously this money is not mine and is a simple wages admin error which should be repaid.
My question is this: is there a time limit for them to action this as I wish to make life akward for them as they still have not supplied a requested wage slip nor any tax information for the time I was employed. In addition they owe me a considerable amount of money for a mileage claim accrued, which I have submitted but have yet to receive neither money nor acknowledgement. Also, I had to return to the place of work to sign for this mileage request and the total at the bottom was incorrect (as expected as current employees regularly get fleeced too but that is a seperate issue and I just wanted to cut all ties and draw a big line under the debarcle etc).
I do expect them to make some form of contact but would like to be well armed to request these items prior to handing back the cash. Any insight would be great thanks and happy Christmas to everyone :beer:

Takeaway_Addict

relhuk1 wrote: »

Hello,
I spent a short time working for a not very nice company and jumped ship in under a month. I was paid for this time period.However they have just paid me for December!
Obviously this money is not mine and is a simple wages admin error which should be repaid.
My question is this: is there a time limit for them to action this as I wish to make life akward for them as they still have not supplied a requested wage slip nor any tax information for the time I was employed. In addition they owe me a considerable amount of money for a mileage claim accrued, which I have submitted but have yet to receive neither money nor acknowledgement. Also, I had to return to the place of work to sign for this mileage request and the total at the bottom was incorrect (as expected as current employees regularly get fleeced too but that is a seperate issue and I just wanted to cut all ties and draw a big line under the debarcle etc).
I do expect them to make some form of contact but would like to be well armed to request these items prior to handing back the cash. Any insight would be great thanks and happy Christmas to everyone :beer:

6 years (5 in Scotland)

DCFC79

Why not contact them stating re the mileage claim.

Do you have a copy of the mileage claim ?

sangie595

Cutting all ties and drawing lines under things is not consistent with hanging on to money toy aren't entitled to for as long as possible. And two wrongs don't make a right. Just because you don't think they acted well does not mean that you should sink to their level.

I'm not seeing anything wrong in requiring you to return to a place of employment to to sign a mileage claim; and struggling to see how "considerable" that claim can be considering that you left in less than a month. But the answer is easy. Deduct what you know that you are owed in mileage, then return the balance with a letter saying that you have done so, and that you and the employer are now quits. That is the best way to cut all ties.

Merlin139

Send them a letter saying that you have been paid what you don't think is owed to you. Tell them that when they supply the information you have asked for then you can return the balance. Simply and straight forward!

How did people workout what to do before Forums and Social Media?

gettingtheresometime

By jumping ship, I hope you mean you compled with all contractual obligations.

relhuk1

sangie595 wrote: »

Cutting all ties and drawing lines under things is not consistent with hanging on to money toy aren't entitled to for as long as possible. And two wrongs don't make a right. Just because you don't think they acted well does not mean that you should sink to their level.

I'm not seeing anything wrong in requiring you to return to a place of employment to to sign a mileage claim; and struggling to see how "considerable" that claim can be considering that you left in less than a month. But the answer is easy. Deduct what you know that you are owed in mileage, then return the balance with a letter saying that you have done so, and that you and the employer are now quits. That is the best way to cut all ties.

Thank you for your reply however, I dont think you read my question. Im not trying to 'right wrongs' I merely asked what the time limit was for claiming the overpayment was.

When I returned to sign the mileage claim I saw the amount that was used to calculate the mileage on the claim - I received training via an induction at a different premises and this was a 64 mile round trip for 5 days at a supposed 45p/mile so yes - the mileage was a significant amount however the figure used was @25p/mile.

Yes, I intend to deduct the owed amount if it is not included in this figure -when they make contact and ask for it, however I did not receive a payslip nor evidence? of the mileage payment (yet) .

relhuk1

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

By jumping ship, I hope you mean you compled with all contractual obligations.

Yes I did thanks !!:)

sangie595

relhuk1 wrote: »

Thank you for your reply however, I dont think you read my question. Im not trying to 'right wrongs' I merely asked what the time limit was for claiming the overpayment was.

When I returned to sign the mileage claim I saw the amount that was used to calculate the mileage on the claim - I received training via an induction at a different premises and this was a 64 mile round trip for 5 days at a supposed 45p/mile so yes - the mileage was a significant amount however the figure used was @25p/mile.

Yes, I intend to deduct the owed amount if it is not included in this figure -when they make contact and ask for it, however I did not receive a payslip nor evidence? of the mileage payment (yet) .

We clearly have a difference of opinion as to what a substantial amount of money is. And I didn't suggest you were trying to right wrongs. I suggested that you know that this money was paid in error so the "time limit" is irrelevant. I said that two wrongs don't make a right - holding on to money that isn't yours is exactly what you allege the employer is doing.

Are you certain of the terms for mileage? You weren't with the employer for very long. It is not uncommon for there to be a different rate for training mileage than for normal work related mileage. Although that still isn't relevant. If you wish to draw a line under this, as you say, then do so by deducting what you are owed, returning the money overpaid and explaining what you have done. Line drawn. Simple.

jobbingmusician

I must be a terrible person, because I am with the OP on this one.

My understanding is that this employer hasn't realised that they have made this mistake, yet. I confess that if I'd left an employer on bad terms, I would b well wait for them to chase the money rather than sending it back without being asked. (But I *would* refund what I felt they were owed, as has been suggested, promptly once it was demanded. With a full explanation as to how I had calculated the refund.)

So I consider the OP's question a perfectly reasonable one.

hyubh

jobbingmusician wrote: »

My understanding is that this employer hasn't realised that they have made this mistake, yet. I confess that if I'd left an employer on bad terms, I would b well wait for them to chase the money rather than sending it back without being asked. (But I *would* refund what I felt they were owed, as has been suggested, promptly once it was demanded.

If there was no honour in returning unearned money when the victim was both disreputable and none the wiser, what does the victim becoming disreputable alone add...?