Previous employment overpaid

Rhiannnjones

Hello so recently I got dismissed from a job however recently they paid over £1000 into my bank account


I questioned my employer to which they responded they had no idea why I had been paid it and to transfer it back. Obviously I asked for my payslip to be posted to me (which they said is wrong) so I asked for a new one and my previous one to both be posted. They told me since i'm owed nothing then I couldn't be given a new payslip.


I've kept the money in a separate account just incase but my question is how long do I keep it safe for and am I able to pay back in instalments if it's proven I am owed nothing?

nicechap

Rhiannnjones wrote: »

Hello so recently I got dismissed from a job however recently they paid over £1000 into my bank account


I questioned my employer to which they responded they had no idea why I had been paid it and to transfer it back. Obviously I asked for my payslip to be posted to me (which they said is wrong) so I asked for a new one and my previous one to both be posted. They told me since i'm owed nothing then I couldn't be given a new payslip.


I've kept the money in a separate account just incase but my question is how long do I keep it safe for and am I able to pay back in instalments if it's proven I am owed nothing?

You don't.

Pay it back to them today.

elsien

Why would you need to pay it back in installments of it's already just sitting there in an account waiting to be paid back?

Do you agree that you have been overpaid by the full amount or do you believe there is still some money owing to you? I'm a bit confused by the payslip issue - is it correct, does it show the £1000, if it's incorrect what's wrong with it?

Les79

Rhiannnjones wrote: »

my question is how long do I keep it safe for and am I able to pay back in instalments if it's proven I am owed nothing?

I would imagine that you'd have to keep it safe for up to 6 years, at which point the company will usually be unable to make a claim against you through the courts.

You may be able to pay in installments, but you will need to ask them. They might instead demand full payment (more so if you've told them about putting the money to one side) and, if not forthcoming, issue court proceedings against you to recover the costs.

TELLIT01

Does the payslip you have received match the amount you have been paid, or is there a difference of £x? If the payslip shows the correct amount it should be a simple matter to return the overpayment. If however the payslip is wrong I would agree with the OP that then need a corrected payslip, as the overpayment will be subject to tax and NI

Xbigman

If your ex employer has said your payslip is wrong then they should supply a correct one but don't have to supply a copy of the incorrect one. What did your P45 say? Compare your P45 to the last payslip you have and work out the difference.
Also check your holidays, were you owed a couple of weeks?



Darren