Work have overpaid me

crawley_girl

Yes... another one of those threads!

Received a letter from work this afternoon saying that they had overpaid me in Feb and have overpaid me again this month but was too late to make amendments as it had already been processed. They are saying that they will have overpaid me by over £1k.

My hours decreased mid Feb and this is possibly why I didn't notice the overpayment for that month.

The issue is the letter says they recover £250 pcm until the debt is repaid. I don't have issue paying them back the money but £250 is exactly one third of what I earn! I am going to write back to the finance department and highlight this fact and offer to make smaller payments to pay back the debt. I just need a bit of advice as to how much to offer... any ideas? I am hopefully going to apply for another job within the same organization, thus doubling my hours and my income should I get the job.

I would just like to stress, that I will pay this debt back and am not trying to shirk the fact that I owe work this money

Thanks

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t-mids

Hi,

I have been in a similar situation, I worked for a large finance company and they overpaid me a similar amount, I just explained to them that I was in hard times (which I was) and that they could get min 10% back each month and more if i could afford it. If they are not so helpful as was in my situation then I would advise going to Citizens Advice for some help. Hope it all works out.

crawley_girl

To be honest, I think they are trying it on to ask for 1/3 of what I earn and are expecting me to challenge and offer a smaller amount. Will speak to a colleague and see what they advise

headinthesand_3

Hi

You should have no problems paying back just 10% a month as it wasn't your mistake, so you shouldn't be punished.

Dougy_The_Debt_Counsellor

Hello,

The same happened to me a while ago, whilst working for a big company. I told them I wasn't in a position to pay it all back in one go or big chunks, so agreed to pay it back at around 10% per month, as this was more suitable for me.

At the end of the day, it's their mistake and not yours, so they should listen to you hopefully and see your point of view.

daisykinn1

What about the tax you paid on the amount? Won't you be out of pocket if you pay them 100%?

crawley_girl

I don't know - will I?

They are saying it's £1012.33 gross

Have spoken to my dad (the font of all knowledge) and he suggests that I pay back £543.39 as soon as, which is the overpayment for this month, which seems like a good solution as I won't have actually spent it and then try to negotiate the remaining £468.94. Would it be reasonable to offer £78 for the next 6 months?

Mum_of_3_3

You should've paid more than £12.33 tax & NI on £1k.

If you want you can send me your Jan, Feb & Mar payslip details (tax code, pay to date & tax to date) and what you should've been paid for Feb & Mar & I'll see if I can work it out for you.

Good luck!

M_o_3

PS You don't have to send me any sensitive info for me to do the workings (ie Nat Ins number, name etc). I can do it with just the figures

crawley_girl

Do you think you can do that if I was on emergency tax for one month and then repaid it in Feb?

Why is nothing straight forward?!

crawley_girl

Mum_of_3 wrote: »

You should've paid more than £12.33 tax & NI on £1k.

If you want you can send me your Jan, Feb & Mar payslip details (tax code, pay to date & tax to date) and what you should've been paid for Feb & Mar & I'll see if I can work it out for you.

Good luck!

M_o_3

PS You don't have to send me any sensitive info for me to do the workings (ie Nat Ins number, name etc). I can do it with just the figures

Thanks for the offer - I don't have March's payslip yet, will collect when i'm at work tomorrow. Just have this awful letter from a 'finance officer' from Head Office who seems to have difficulty typing a basic letter!!! Will pm you tomorrow if the offer still stands!

Mum_of_3_3

No problem, will do it over the weekend when the little ones are out & about with Dad or sleeping

Please don't have a sleepless night about it, after all it was their mistake!

M_o_3