Overpaid by employer

Danida leo

In the month December I got paid for hours I didn work for.. I had a family emergency on the 21 that had to leave work I notified them I wasn't goin to be around but they stil over paid me by 38 hours wen I returned in January they said nuin to abt the over payment and they took the 38 hours outa my January pay without tellin me.. When I confronted them abt y not tell mi so we cn settle it in a different way they ignored and I was left broke for the whole month can any help mi were the labour law suit in this

myshirt

There is actually nothing wrong with this believe it or not. Perfectly legal.

drunkmonkey

Did you notify them you were over payed when you noticed?

Danida leo

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Did you notify them you were over payed when you noticed?

After nearly 97% my next wages was taken away I asked them y I was paid for hours I didn work and there would have been another way of recovering the money instead of takin away that large amount in one go

Fighting Tao

So you spent the money they over paid you and then complain about them paying you 38 hours less the following month. You should have kept the money in case they requested it back or give them a cheque with it back. This would have meant that either you would have still had the money and use it as your January pay or they'd have paid you as normal for January and you wouldn't be in the situation you are now.

Kristopherus

Danida leo wrote: »

In the month December I got paid for hours I didn work for.. I had a family emergency on the 21 that had to leave work I notified them I wasn't goin to be around but they stil over paid me by 38 hours wen I returned in January they said nuin to abt the over payment and they took the 38 hours outa my January pay without tellin me.. When I confronted them abt y not tell mi so we cn settle it in a different way they ignored and I was left broke for the whole month can any help mi were the labour law suit in this

Whats with the text speak? Frowned on Boards. You were overpaid.Your employer is perfectly entitled to recoup the overpayment, but they should have the good sense to tell you beforehand.

Danida leo

Fighting Tao wrote: »

So you spent the money they over paid you and then complain about them paying you 38 hours less the following month. You should have kept the money in case they requested it back or give them a cheque with it back. This would have meant that either you would have still had the money and use it as your January pay or they'd have paid you as normal for January and you wouldn't be in the situation you are now.

I didn ask to be over paid I was off sick en produced certs for that my Point is not the money point is shld have been told abt it but nujn was said to me en there shld have been a better way of recovering the cash back

kirkfx

Danida leo wrote: »

I didn ask to be over paid I was off sick en produced certs for that my Point is not the money point is shld have been told abt it but nujn was said to me en there shld have been a better way of recovering the cash back

My eyes, they bleed

Fighting Tao

You spent the extra money that they gave you. They then took the money out of the next pay packet. This is entirely fine as you owed them the money. It's like eating a meal in a restaurant and then asking to make a payment plan over the next 6 months for it.

SVI40

Did you not use the money you were over paid, to cover you for the time you would not have been paid?

Sully

Welcome to Boards, Danida leo! I am going to move your thread over to a more appropriate forum that will be in a better position to help you, but if you can do us a favour and please type without the use of 'txt' language. So full words, sentences rather than shorter ones. It makes it a lot easier for us to read!

Moving to the Work & Jobs Forum

Danida leo

Fighting Tao wrote: »

You spent the extra money that they gave you. They then took the money out of the next pay packet. This is entirely fine as you owed them the money. It's like eating a meal in a restaurant and then asking to make a payment plan over the next 6 months for it.

Big difference I didn ask for the meal was given to me en now u takin rational messures to have payment

Stheno

Danida leo wrote: »

Big difference I didn ask for the meal was given to me en now u takin rational messures to have payment

MOD
Please stop using text speak it's against the rules here

Fighting Tao

Danida leo wrote: »

Big difference I didn ask for the meal was given to me en now u takin rational messures to have payment

The difference is not big because your employer didn't ask you to spend the money.

While I think there should have been better communication between you and your employer it does not make what they did wrong. What was wrong was to spend the money in advance of an agreement between the two parties.

SVI40

You knew you were over paid, you knew you would have to give it back. Did you not plan for that?

endacl

Danida leo wrote: »

Big difference I didn ask for the meal was given to me en now u takin rational messures to have payment

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NATLOR

You knew you were overpaid and hoped to get away with it,you should have kept the money to cover yourself

shar01

Suck it up OP. A complaint about the deduction of the overpayment is not covered by the Payment of Wages Act 1991.

Yeah maybe your Payroll section should've given you the heads up. They didn't so...

Masala

Did u approach your employer and advise them of the origainal mistake??? I reckon if you did ... They might have been co-operative in a repayment plan.

But I guess the payroll people who made the mistake were pissed that you kept stumb and thought you got away with a quick one!! So they stuck it to you on the next run.... what goes around..comes around !!!

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http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1991/act/25/section/5/enacted/en/html

cruizer101

OP you were overpaid so you should have been able to pay back with no issue.
I would just check your tax though, you may have paid tax on the higher amount and may be due small refund on that.

callaway92

I think it's pretty obvious that the OP isn't Irish, so English isn't his/her native language. Lay off the slagging imo.

pilly

callaway92 wrote: »

I think it's pretty obvious that the OP isn't Irish, so English isn't his/her native language. Lay off the slagging imo.

It's not at all obvious. What makes you say that?

It's simply text speak and it's not acceptable on boards as the moderator has already pointed out.

Red Kev

OP, you made a mistake here. You should have told your employer that you were overpaid and that you spent the money. You should then have proposed a repayment plan over 4-8 weeks if that suited them.

I've no idea what age you are, but you get to learn in life (as I did) that you can't run and hide from things like this. It's a lot easier to face up to it and try to sort it out, however uncomfortable it may be.

If you're in financial trouble then speak to your employer who may be willing to give you an advance on your wages (be honest with them, you're not the first person to do this) or try the Community Welfare Officer if you're in dire need of money.

Apart from that, learn from the experience for the next time.

Samuel T. Cogley

pilly wrote: »

It's not at all obvious. What makes you say that?

It's simply text speak and it's not acceptable on boards as the moderator has already pointed out.

I agree with you on laying off the slagging but to be that bad at English requires a native speaker.

Post #20 is /thread tbh. OP try FLAC.ie if you need further info.

Nody

Mod:
People how about get back to the topic at hand in regards to the overpayment and repayment rather than the nationality of OP as a starting point or there will be a padding.

gallifreya

The Act has it. Any over-payments can be deducted by an employer and this can indeed be for the full amount and without notice. While some companies might give notice and offer a repayment plan in the event of a payroll error as a courtesy, it is not an obligation. In my experience, such a courtesy might only be offered to employees on permanent contracts or well established staff in the company. Obviously, there is a possibility of an employee who has been overpaid leaving before the next payroll run and this would leave the company in a difficult position in relation to recovering the amount.