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My husband handed in his notice for his job the middle of June and is still getting paid. What should we do? |
He was working as a chef for a catering company onboard a oilrig/boat in |Africa the company is based their too. He recieved a full final wage last month when he should only really have been paid for a week and this month he has recieved another full months wage. What should we do? If we were to spend it what would happen. My wife once worked part time for a UK shop chain and one month they massively overpaid her - like as much as a full time and then some.... She went to see her boss who told her there was nothing they could do to recoup the cash, that they weren't even allowed to dock her pay to make up the difference. An accounting error was to blame, her normal hours were shown on her slip but the per hour amount had some extra numbers in it that shouldn't have been there. I however, work for HM (The Queen, not the shop!!) and any over payments are recovered from my wage the following month - even though I already paid tax on the overpayment :-( Best thing is to come clean, if they say keep it, all well and good. Honesty always works your way. Don't spend it whatever you do as the company can probably claim it back. If I were you I would put it into a separate building society account and forget about it. If (or when) the company come looking for it you can give it back and keep the interest. I would put the extra three weeks money from last month in as well. If they keep paying him I would let it go for a few months then notify the company - they'll only catch up with you in the end anyway. You would be required to pay it back i have no idea what would happen but if it was me i would spend it at the end of the day its not his fault he is still getting paid is it?? sum1 has screwed up n its their fault lol say nothing but dont spend it just yet. keep it in the bank for a few months incase they do try to take it back. I would guess that eventually the company will realize they are missing money and you will have to give it back. I would stick the money in a high interest savings account and don't touch it. if they ask for it back you can at least benefit from the interest you will have earned. but you may have a right to keep it, it's their mistake after all. check with a solicitor. |
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