Salary paid incorrectly

ilya_ · Post by **ilya_** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:01 pm

Hi,

If employer paid my salary incorrectly (too much, employer's mistake), is there any time limitations it can claim about this?

-ilya

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simon · Post by **simon** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:15 pm

This happened to me. I left the company and recieved an email roughly 6 months later I received a mail from them saying they wanted the money back. I had to pay it. Mine wasnt a mistkae I noticed, it came out of the blue...I wasnt too happy

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:17 pm

I think that if it is obvious a mistake, you have to inform the employer yourself.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:55 pm

ilya_ wrote:Hi,

If employer paid my salary incorrectly (too much, employer's mistake), is there any time limitations it can claim about this?
-ilya

If they paid your Gross salary then they have the right to claim it back. and you have an obligation to report this to them too.
If the salary paid was wrong due to tax % calculation, then it is your obligation to correct this ( change tax card) as the employer will report this information to Vero.

cwcnow · Post by **cwcnow** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:14 pm

I guess it depends on the employer. I was paid incorrectly once--about 10 euro an hour more than agreed. Before I had a chance to say anything, they told me that there was a mistake made and I can keep the extra money since it was their mistake--I was speechless...

ilya_ · Post by **ilya_** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:49 pm

simon wrote:I left the company and recieved an email roughly 6 months later I received a mail from them saying they wanted the money back. I had to pay it. Mine wasnt a mistkae I noticed, it came out of the blue...I wasnt too happy

Yeah, that's also my case. I informed employer about mistake and they promised to deduct it from my next salaries, but failed to do so and I didn't remember to kick up them again. Now it seems I have to pay, more than 1 year after their mistake.

-ilya

simon · Post by **simon** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:00 pm

ilya_ wrote:
simon wrote:I left the company and recieved an email roughly 6 months later I received a mail from them saying they wanted the money back. I had to pay it. Mine wasnt a mistkae I noticed, it came out of the blue...I wasnt too happy
Yeah, that's also my case. I informed employer about mistake and they promised to deduct it from my next salaries, but failed to do so and I didn't remember to kick up them again. Now it seems I have to pay, more than 1 year after their mistake.

-ilya

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