Employer deducting my wages

Paulbut2000

Hey folks,

Last week I left my job for a new one. In my old job I was in their pension scheme but was only in it for one and a half years.

So when I rang the pension company to say I was leaving they said one option was to receive a refund less tax of my contributions and so would my old employer.

They rang me a day later to say that because when I joined the pension scheme I also transferred over a lump sum from a previous pension scheme that I had been in for 3 years. So it works out that those 3 years count along with my 1.5 years with my old employer. This means I am over the 2 years so I don't get my contributions back which is fine .

The problem is the pension company will also not refund my old employer so I take their contributions with me but now my old employer is trying to deduct this sum from the wages they owe me.

Are they allowed to do this?

Paulbut2000

I have to add that when I transferred over the lump sum my older employer was ok with doing this.

Stheno

Check your contract or hire a solicitor, also check the terms of your pension

You've another thread on this in Legal Issues so asking the same question twice is probably irrelevant

3DataModem

Paulbut2000 wrote: »

Hey folks,

Last week I left my job for a new one. In my old job I was in their pension scheme but was only in it for one and a half years.

So when I rang the pension company to say I was leaving they said one option was to receive a refund less tax of my contributions and so would my old employer.

They rang me a day later to say that because when I joined the pension scheme I also transferred over a lump sum from a previous pension scheme that I had been in for 3 years. So it works out that those 3 years count along with my 1.5 years with my old employer. This means I am over the 2 years so I don't get my contributions back which is fine .

The problem is the pension company will also not refund my old employer so I take their contributions with me but now my old employer is trying to deduct this sum from the wages they owe me.

Are they allowed to do this?

Short version; no.

Consult a solicitor.,

davo10

3DataModem wrote: »

Short version; no.

Consult a solicitor.,

Short answer is maybe. It's not a solicitor you need to discuss it with, it's an accountant. The company you left may have been calculating your pension payments based on you working there for a whole year, this may have tax implications for both you and them. The fact that you left early may mean they have overpaid the pension contributions or may have re-calculate the tax deductions pro-rata (part of a year rather than full year). In other wards, had they known on January 1st that you would only be there for 5 months, payments may be for different amounts.

You need to talk to an accountant or pensions advisor rather than a solicitor.

Mrs OBumble

The OP has a thread in Legal Discussions with the same question - let's leave it there:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=90392878