Before I went on mat leave I requested that I return to a part time job, and I also asked for a less responsible position acknowledging that I was naturally prepared to take the trade off of a reduced salary.
So it was agreed that for lesser responsibility my salary would reduce by £8,000 pro rata. I was okay with this but thought it a bit steep (was expecting a £5K drop)
Anyway - when I returned in January my line manager completed a variation form for me stating that I would be reducing from 37 to 30 hours per week and also taking a drop in salary of -£8K pro rata. She forwarded this to Payroll who have actioned the 30 hours bit, but neglected to reduce my salary.
Having picked up on this after my first pay cheque I rang Payroll and notified them of this ommission...however since they failed to act on this too, my attitude since then has been to take the money and run! I've been overpaid now for 10 months.
I know some of you won't approve of this and I'm not asking you too. However I just wondered if anybody knows whether if and when my payroll department ever identify their mistake they can oblige me to pay the whole lot back?
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Being overpaid in error - if employers suss it can they make me pay it back
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handlemecarefully · 05/11/2003 10:07
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