if your employer was accidentally overpaying you, would you tell them?

Answer 1

i will tell

Answer 2

Yes tell them then they cant say your dishonest then.I was over paid one time,so i told them this but also said as its your fault and you didn't know until i informed you by law you cant take it back with out my permission from my salary.As i worked overseas, this was over allowance's for two years,the first year they paid and then demanded i pay it back,so i took advice on this and was informed they cant do any thing if they approved the payment from my Union rep he contacted there legal department.On the second year they had a different approach after the Union became involved again they where much more polite and told me they would forget the first years overpayment if i would forgo the second years payment which was still not paid but they had made the same mistakes again and they could not touch this until i gave my approval.So i gave my approval to there deal with no more problems from the company plus they where happy and kept the first years over payment and still had a job for some years until they closed the workshop making us all redundant.

Answer 3

Yep. You could be on the hook for the money when they find out.

At my last job, an extra 0 was put on someone's bonus check. They got $10,000 instead of $1,000. It was direct deposit; when they saw the mistake, they withdrew the amount and closed the account (so that the direct deposit couldn't be reversed) and they were fired for stealing, prosecuted, and they had to pay the money back (they spent it all).

Plus, if you let them know, they may let you keep what was paid in the past and give you a bump for your honesty.

Answer 4

They have done, and yes I did tell them.

Legally they have the right to reclaim the money. At some point they're going to realise what they've done and ask for the cash back, even if that's not until the end of the financial year.

Give it back now and you look like the good guy. Wait until they ask and you look like a thief.

If you value your work reputation then tell them!

Answer 5

Yes absolutely,

Sorry, had a slight twinge in the neck there.

Where was i, oh yes, no , not at all but if it was a lot of money i'd make sure i kept it wthin easy access in case they found out.

Just be prepared to tell them you never check your pay slip and don't look at the bank.....unless if it was a few million, that would be hard to ignore.

I got overpaid £400 once ( about £1,000 in todays money ). I told them and they said keep it as an honestry bonus

Answer 6

Tell your employer as they will know then that your an honest employee , they may even say keep what you've been overpaid.But it is the best thing as if you don't and there's redundancies you would be the 1st to go if I was your Boss !

Answer 7

in the adventure that they don't comprehend dont challenge you may want to set up yet another economic corporation account and move all of your money over yet go away some quid on your important account to save it open. That way your ex organization can't even contact your money and not using a courtroom order.

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

I would say yes, but from my own expereince, I did not mention when it happened over three years ago - and still nothing.

We are paid every two weeks and they accidentaly gave me an extra salary. This was the first month I started. I mean, they gave me two weeks worth of salary !!! I have a full time job that pays fairly well and that was a nice chunk of money to have extra.

I never mentioned it.

Answer 10

been there done that.. i wouldn't. i was recently informed that a employer may be informed of it and is doing it to thank you for the good job you are doing. So, just keep it on the down-low from other employees and the boss.... and keep up the good work. alwys 110% more than the other guys and it will pay off.

Answer 11

I would - for one thing it messes up the accounting, and for another I wouldn't want to come across as dishonest. Also, I would certainly tell them if they were accidentally UNDERpaying me, so why should the inverse not be true as well?