Can My Employers Deduct An Overpayment From My Earnings Without My Permission?

RATTER15 | 22:47 Thu 04th Dec 2014 | Law

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My employers have over paid me by about £700. I didnt notice the overpayment as it was during a period of 3 weeks off coupled with me working 21 days on the trot and the company changing the way they pay us so it all got a bit confusing and I didnt notice they paid me extra.

Now they want it back, I understand that they have the right to have it back but can they just deduct it without my permission, it was their screw up so I want some say in how much is deducted from my wages on a monthly basis.

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thugulike

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Ratter if you want to know the answer ask someone who knows. That is knows rather than thinks they know or just have an opinion. Trust me I know what I'm doing. If you want to claim Equitable Estoppel you have to show that it was reasonable for you not to have noticed the overpayment. If you have a regular income each month then this is difficult to prove but if your...

11:15 Tue 09th Dec 2014

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RATTER15

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Thanks thug :-)

anneasquith

all sorted then. good :)

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