paddy 17 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 wor lass quit her job at the end of jan, the company paid her 1 months wage in error!! no-one told payroll she had left anyway can they try and claim the money back, we got a letter today saying they will take it further unless we pay it back, way i see it is its their bloody fault for doing it, anyhooo can someone help cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47553 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Yeah, give them the money back. They've got every right to take things further if you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 obvious question - who is the employer? can she get the union involved? or acas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47553 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 obvious question - who is the employer? can she get the union involved? or acas? Get the union involved? They've accidentally paid her for work she hasn't done, I imagine any union would tell her to give them the money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 No brainer. Pay it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 17 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 yeah but if its their cock up then shirly if tough titty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 yeah but if its their cock up then shirly if tough titty? Yep, that's exactly how this country works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47553 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 yeah but if its their cock up then shirly if tough titty? No. If you accidentally submitted payment for something online twice, would you expect the retailer to give you your cash back? I'm afraid the "tough titty" defence rarely stands up in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 2 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Just pay the money back, she hasn't earned it, admin cock up or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'm currently paying back a £1200 ish overpayment on my salary cos the HR people fucked it up - so this type of thing really gets me wound up. my employer, the dwp, say that any overpayment, no matter what the reason, has to be repaid. no exceptions. ever. though thats probably due to it being public funds.......but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47553 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'm currently paying back a £1200 ish overpayment on my salary cos the HR people fucked it up - so this type of thing really gets me wound up. my employer, the dwp, say that any overpayment, no matter what the reason, has to be repaid. no exceptions. ever. though thats probably due to it being public funds.......but still Errr, no, it's due to you being not entitled to it. If it was a gradual overpayment - i.e. they were overpaying you £60 a month for a long time, then I can sort of feel your pain, but if you had £1200 pop up in your account all at once and you knew it was a mistake, you shouldn't have spent it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11121 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 pay it back. I got away with it by having folk ITK, but I'd definitely not suggest trying to fight them for it. Like Scott says, you'd demand repayment for some cock up online purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7356 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 you already spent the money didnt you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Aye, they overpaid me once, and while it was nice to see a canny wodge in my back account, I had no choice but to pay it back. She didn't work it, cock up or not, you have to legally give it back I'm afraid. If they'd underpaid her (which the bastids have done to me twice) you'd quite rightly want the money asap. Tit for tat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Happens all the time. People who get over paid benefits and have to pay it back, there was a case on the news yesterday of a veteran of the first gulf war having to cough up £1300 because he'd received to much compensation. Hand it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 yeah but if its their cock up then shirly if tough titty? No. If you accidentally submitted payment for something online twice, would you expect the retailer to give you your cash back? I'm afraid the "tough titty" defence rarely stands up in court. Has it ever been used? "Tough titty. The defence rests, your honour." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47553 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 you already spent the money didnt you! As soon as he mentioned the tough titty defence, I knew the money had gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47553 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 yeah but if its their cock up then shirly if tough titty? No. If you accidentally submitted payment for something online twice, would you expect the retailer to give you your cash back? I'm afraid the "tough titty" defence rarely stands up in court. Has it ever been used? "Tough titty. The defence rests, your honour." "I refer you to the case of Tough vs. Titty, your honour." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11121 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 can anyone be arsed to scour the "what have you recently bought" thread....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 yeah but if its their cock up then shirly if tough titty? No. If you accidentally submitted payment for something online twice, would you expect the retailer to give you your cash back? I'm afraid the "tough titty" defence rarely stands up in court. Has it ever been used? "Tough titty. The defence rests, your honour." "I refer you to the case of Tough vs. Titty, your honour." I bet Mancy has used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'm currently paying back a £1200 ish overpayment on my salary cos the HR people fucked it up - so this type of thing really gets me wound up. my employer, the dwp, say that any overpayment, no matter what the reason, has to be repaid. no exceptions. ever. though thats probably due to it being public funds.......but still Errr, no, it's due to you being not entitled to it. If it was a gradual overpayment - i.e. they were overpaying you £60 a month for a long time, then I can sort of feel your pain, but if you had £1200 pop up in your account all at once and you knew it was a mistake, you shouldn't have spent it in the first place. Aye - but when you spend all day writing off £5428, £3289 and £9212 overpayments due to 'departmental error' it pisses you off. Actually - a lot of things about my job piss me off....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Uh-oh, Renton is about to dish out his judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22641 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Of course you have to give it back. If you have spent it (pretty stupid if you have), they might let you pay back in installments, that's about it. This is an example of "something for nothing" culture really. I was overpaid a grand at christmas as it happens. I paid it back immediately, even though my employers owe me at least that much in backdated pay. On reflection, I shouldn't have paid it 'til my own pay was sorted tbh, it's been dragging on for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22641 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Uh-oh, Renton is about to dish out his judgement. The irony with your PCness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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