Comments on: Company misses payment glitch – now I’m at fault?

By: Stanley

Stanley — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:27:31 +0000

I’m in the process of finally changing themes and I keep procratinating on it. I’m still using Kubrick, . . . yeah.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:43:21 +0000

I had this happen to me when I left a job, they overpaid me and then asked for the money back. In the UK, there is a law that if you believe you were entitled to that money (I genuinely thought I was repaid tax owed to me), you could use that as an excuse for not paying it back.

I wrote back to them and they never contacted me again.

However, if you knew it had gone up, a polite email to check would have helped you get out of this mess.

By: Mobius

Mobius — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:35:13 +0000

Its not your fault that the company over estimated how much it should pay you. That’s just stupid and I’m sorry for what happened to you.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:05:40 +0000

Ouch! That sucks for you. I hope you get it done quickly so you can get back to your normal routine.

By: Hazelwood Castle

Hazelwood Castle — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:49:49 +0000

I would go for the 50/50 split if you can make it work, whatever the outcome, you should increase your charges to them in future.
Good Luck

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:59:17 +0000

I hate to say it, but if they made a payment error you should just suck it up and do what’s right. Had they underpaid you I bet that you would have contacted them asap. It sucks I know, but at least you will sleep well at night knowing you did the right thing.

By: UpTakeAllDay

UpTakeAllDay — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:36:47 +0000

Like you said. That does suck. I would look further into finding out who is completely liable. Their incompetency shouldn’t put you in the hole like this.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:54:21 +0000

That well and truly sucks. You do have options… but if this is a client you want to keep working with, being pleasant and professional while negotiating what you want is going to be key. Goodluck!

By: Top Registry Cleaners

Top Registry Cleaners — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:21:40 +0000

Are they the only two options available to you?

Your countrys laws may differ but where I’m from a company cannot legally demand the return of that money if as an employee you could not have ‘reasonably realised’ that there had been an overpayment; nor can they take it out of your future wages without your consent.

I’d get some legal advice if I were you..

By: saving tips

saving tips — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:23:03 +0000

Take a shot at negotiating a better resolution with them. They have some culpability for the situation, so they shouldn’t come out of this with no losses.

If I were you I would ask them to split the difference. They lose half the money, you make up for the other half.