Overpaid wages

[Mr Joshua]

Hello all,

My other half has been overpaid her wages over a year. The amount per month wasn't much which is why it went unnoticed until we received a letter saying it would be reclaimed.

No problem with the money being taken back, it was approximately £30 extra a month and as her wage can vary she didn't notice it.

The amount owed is close to £500, her employers payroll department were quite demanding about how and when the amount should be repaid. She's outlined a payment plan to them so the full amount doesn't just disappear as we're heading towards Christmas.

They wish to reclaim the full £500 but she would have paid tax and NI on that amount, is that right?

I know some of you have been in a similar situation so just looking for advice.

 

[Mr Joshua]

Thanks very much for the responses,

Exactly this. You won't be any worse off once they've taken the cash back.

Has this been spotted because it's the end of the financial year and they're trying to true-up to close out the year?

That must be it, the letter was along the lines that they were going to reclaim the whole amount but to set up a plan if you couldn't afford to do so. The subsequent phone call to payroll lead to her being told that the amount must be repaid by April and telling her how much would be removed from her wage.

Again, no problem with repaying as mistakes happen but the attitude of the payroll department got up my nose.