Reed Employment sent bailiffs

ExReedEmploymentConsult27

I was employed by Reed Employment as a recruitment consultant from 2005 -2006.

I left in february 2006, at the same time I moved out of the flat I was living in.

I got a call from one of the people in the block of flats to say that the bailiffs had been round yesterday looking for me. This is the first i have heard of it.

I have got the letter which states that I owe Reed Employment $480 GBP, as I stated above this is the first I have heard of it, they haven't contacted me via telephone once to ask for the money i apparently owe them. Obviously they would have my mobile number as it is the same number as when i was employed by them thus it will be on their records.

I have no idea how I can owe a company I worked for money, to be fair they owe me about that much, from not paying me my last months commision.

What is the law on this and where do I stand?

I have just called Reed Employment and they are going to call me with the details.

I cant afford to pay them any money and have always been so careful with paying bills and alike so i dont get a CCJ. Now a company I used to work for have caused me to potentially get a CCJ, which will affect my chances of getting a mortgage.

This is not fair how can they do this to me?

chevalier

Maybe you were overpaid holiday pay? Let us know what they say when they call back
chev

ExReedEmploymentConsult27

I had a call from Reed Employment who have told me that I owe them $303.66 for overpaid sick pay.

I explained to them that I moved from the address about a week after leaving Reed, thus this is the first I have heard of it. Apprently they sent the first letter in April 2006 and issued me with a CCJ in August this year.

I have spoken to the citizens advice people who have said that I need to pay it but can fill in a N244 form to set aside the court order. Although i have to pay $75 for the privilage of moving the CCJ of which I wasn't aware of.

Reed employment could have sent the letters via recorded delivery and then would have found out that I no longer lived there thus stopping the CCJ from coming into affect, i asked the Reed legal team why they hadn't sent any of the letters via recorded or special delivery and he said we dont have to, I also asked why they hadn't phoned me as the HR records still have my mobile number. He said Reed didn't have access to HR thus couldn't phone me.

Thus due to Reed's incompetence I now have to pay them money for over paid sick pay and also the $75 which was caused by them to set aside the court hearing date.

I am not happy I dont see why I should pay either charges, but the law does state that I have to pay the over paid sick does it not?

The letter from the bailiffs states I owe them $500 odd, what are my rights on this, when i have only just foiund this out surely i should only pay the $303.66 which they think i owe them.

Please can someone help, i can hardly afford to feed myself let alone worry about a court charge or paying back a multi-million pound company $303.66 which they say i owe.

ExReedEmploymentConsult27

The email from Reed which is the first i have heard of it.

Dear Mr Haynes,

I act for Reed Personnel Services plc (hereafter "Reed") in the above
matter.
Further to our earlier conversation, I have discussed your comments with my
client and I confirm that they are unwilling to write off the debt as
requested.

By way of explanation, the debt relates to an overpayment of salary made to
you in January 2006. On the 23rd January 2006 you commenced a period of
unauthorised sick leave which lasted until your contract ended on the 31st
January 2006. Given the timescales involved it was not possible to deduct
this sick leave amount from your final payslip and as such you were
overpaid in the sum of £303.66.

Please find attached a copy of your amended payslip reflecting this
overpayment and a copy of the letter sent to you in April 2006 requesting
repayment of this amount. A further four letters were sent requesting the
same.

Under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, my client was required to serve
documents on the last address they hold for you being Flat 3, 70
Marlborough Hill, Harrow, HA1 1TY. The letters and the Court documents are
deemed to be correctly served at this address and as such my client
obtained judgement against you in the sum of £461.14. Please find a copy of
this judgment attached.

If you wish to put forward a proposal for paying the debt them I would be
happy to forward that to my client for consideration otherwise my client
shall continue to enforce the judgment.

Yours sincerely,

Simon Conyers
Legal Department

(See attached file: amended payslip.pdf)(See attached file: letter april
06.pdf)(See attached file: judgment.pdf)

http://www.reed.co.uk

Reed Executive PLC. Registered Office: Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane,
London, WC2A 1DT. Company Number: 2061422. Registered in the UK.


Please can someone help me, with regards to what I need to do. I cant afford to pay it back, I go days without eating properly at present becuase i dont have enough money for food.

CCCS_Emily

Hi ExReedEmploymentConsultant27,


You could use the N244 to try and set aside the CCJ, but there are very few reasons a court would accept for setting the judgement aside, and unfortunately legitimately added fees is not one, nor is not knowing about the CCJ, and you would need to seek legal advice to dispute it as this type of debt does not fall under the Consumer Credit Act. I know this seems unfair, given your situation, but I would not want to see you paying £75 for a request that is likely to be refused and potentially end up costing you more than the claim itself. However, you can use an N244 form to reduce the monthly payment to an amount you can afford, which may be the better option, as money is tight. You can also try and get either a reduction or exemption from the £75 fee by using an EX160a form.

If you are generally struggling with your money I would suggest you either take a look at our online debt advice facility Debt Remedy available here www.cccs.co.uk/ref/drmse or call our Helpline on 0800 138 1111 to book an appointment with one of our counsellors. We can help you put together a financial statement and work out how much you can afford towards the CCJ.


Let us know how you get on…

ExReedEmploymentConsult27

Thanks you for your advice.

But

The fact that this is the first I have heard of it and they have given me a CCJ in August, wouldn't matter?

The only reason they issued the CCJ was because they hadn't sent any of the letters via recorded or special delivery and assumed I was still living there and ignoring the demands. If it was sent via recorded delivery they would have found out I was no longer living there from the letters being returned.

They still have my mobile phone number in HR records, they could have phoned me to let me know, at any point over the last year and a half, but chose not to.

How can I incur this without knowing, that's hardly fair? There must be some kind of law against this, how can a big company I worked for ruin my life like this.