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Paying back holiday

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My husband works for Greene king and he will be leaving shortly. He has gone into minus figures on his holiday allowence. He has used more then he has earned. His pay wasn't great this month due being away and he didn't put alot of holiday in to cover this time away but I don't know how they allowed him off.

Anyways so I know they will want to recover that money for paid holiday that he has overtaken. So can I ask if anyone know how they will do this? Also they send a letter to let us know.

I just want to plan for it. 
Mortgage free wannabe 

Actual mortgage stating amount £75,150

Overpayment paused to pay off cc 

Starting balance £66,565.45

Current balance £58,108

Cc around 8k. 

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  • TELLIT01
    TELLIT01 Posts: 17,955 Forumite
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    They will probably stop the money out of his final salary payment.  Regarding how they allowed him off, most companies give an annual holiday allowance which can be taken at any time during the year.  That isn't a problem until somebody leaves part way through the year and has taken more than their entitlement at that point.  If holiday could only be taken once it had been 'earned' few people would be able to take 2 weeks leave until half way through the year.
  • Penguin_
    Penguin_ Posts: 1,584 Forumite
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    Yes the balance will show as a deduction against his final pay. 
  • Undervalued
    Undervalued Posts: 9,546 Forumite
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    edited 31 May 2022 at 8:46AM
    Sncjw said:
    My husband works for Greene king and he will be leaving shortly. He has gone into minus figures on his holiday allowence. He has used more then he has earned. His pay wasn't great this month due being away and he didn't put alot of holiday in to cover this time away but I don't know how they allowed him off.

    Anyways so I know they will want to recover that money for paid holiday that he has overtaken. So can I ask if anyone know how they will do this? Also they send a letter to let us know.

    I just want to plan for it. 
    As others have said, they can (and most likely will) deduct the amount from his final pay. If that is not enough to cover it they can send him a bill for anything further outstanding.

    He can ask them if they are willing to accept instalments but they are not obliged to agree. To be honest, it was as much his responsibility as theirs to keep track of how much holiday he has used, particularly if he had it in mind to resign before long.
  • TBagpuss
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    As others have said, the normal way would be for it to be deducted from his final pay packet. If there wouldn't be enough thn then ywill send him abill which he would need to pay pretty quickly.

    It'snormal that you are allowed to take leave even if you haven't yet 'earned' it - in the first year of employment an employer ccan require people to accrue the leave before taking it, but after that you are entitled to it from the start of the holiday year, so if you leave part way through and have chosne to take time off then you can, as your hsuabnd has, end up owing them for the overpayment when you leave.

    All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)
  • Sncjw
    Sncjw Posts: 3,562 Forumite
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    Sncjw said:
    My husband works for Greene king and he will be leaving shortly. He has gone into minus figures on his holiday allowence. He has used more then he has earned. His pay wasn't great this month due being away and he didn't put alot of holiday in to cover this time away but I don't know how they allowed him off.

    Anyways so I know they will want to recover that money for paid holiday that he has overtaken. So can I ask if anyone know how they will do this? Also they send a letter to let us know.

    I just want to plan for it. 
    As others have said, they can (and most likely will) deduct the amount from his final pay. If that is not enough to cover it they can send him a bill for anything further outstanding.

    He can ask them if they are willing to accept instalments but they are not obliged to agree. To be honest, it was as much his responsibility as theirs to keep track of how much holiday he has used, particularly if he had it in mind to resign before long.
    Yeah I did tell.him.to keep an eye on it but he did listen. 

    He has a pay tomorrow and that covers until end of may and then imagine he would get a pay slip next month for the last few days. 

    We have the money to pay it back just never been in this situation as I usually had zero or holidays pay owing to me as I accured them.

    Yeah I get it that the system doesn't know he is leaving and just take it's off his annual leave and I told him that.

    Thank you all
    Mortgage free wannabe 

    Actual mortgage stating amount £75,150

    Overpayment paused to pay off cc 

    Starting balance £66,565.45

    Current balance £58,108

    Cc around 8k. 

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