Nice people to work for?
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My son used to work for a large well known Insurance company who shall remain nameless. (However they might be related to a certain wartime PM.)
Anyway, last summer he handed in his notice and moved back home to live with us a shis motor racing was getting to be a full time commitment.
When he left, he gave his team leader his new address as he was told there might be a problem with his holidays and money. (He had had more holidays than he was entitled to in the 6 months of the year to date).
Anyway, he heard nothing until last week, when by chance my other son, who still works for the same company, chanced on some mail from their old address. (They had moved flats at the same time.)
This mail was a county court summons for the amount they had overpaid him, plus £100 for costs!!
Can they do that to him?
He has no calculations as to how this amount was arrived at etc.
He is not disputing he may have been overpaid, but cannot pay it all in one go as it is nearly £500.
He had taken reasonable steps to let them know his new address, my other son still works for them, they had records of his mobile phone number and even had our phone number as well.
Whats our best course of action now folks?
Anyway, last summer he handed in his notice and moved back home to live with us a shis motor racing was getting to be a full time commitment.
When he left, he gave his team leader his new address as he was told there might be a problem with his holidays and money. (He had had more holidays than he was entitled to in the 6 months of the year to date).
Anyway, he heard nothing until last week, when by chance my other son, who still works for the same company, chanced on some mail from their old address. (They had moved flats at the same time.)
This mail was a county court summons for the amount they had overpaid him, plus £100 for costs!!
Can they do that to him?
He has no calculations as to how this amount was arrived at etc.
He is not disputing he may have been overpaid, but cannot pay it all in one go as it is nearly £500.
He had taken reasonable steps to let them know his new address, my other son still works for them, they had records of his mobile phone number and even had our phone number as well.
Whats our best course of action now folks?
The company have a legal claim to the money, however it is standard parctice to arrange with the employee a repayment program.
The wife is away so can't check at mo (she is HR bod) but I would think that a court wouldn't look favourably on a company trying to get clawback without consulting the individual first.
The wife is away so can't check at mo (she is HR bod) but I would think that a court wouldn't look favourably on a company trying to get clawback without consulting the individual first.
My other son was visiting a mate in their old block of flats and saw it on the 'post' table with a load of junk mail.
It was student type accomodation they used to live in as whilst they were at Nottingham University and for a time shortly after.
I would have thought 'reasonable attempts' to contact him would have meant writing to him at the address he supplied them with and where he was living...
>> Edited by andygo on Saturday 8th January 21:13
It was student type accomodation they used to live in as whilst they were at Nottingham University and for a time shortly after.
I would have thought 'reasonable attempts' to contact him would have meant writing to him at the address he supplied them with and where he was living...
>> Edited by andygo on Saturday 8th January 21:13
andygo said:
He was based at Nottingham, but thanks for your kind offer.
I am getting my son to write to the HR people at Nottingham to sort it out. It's a bit of a storm in a teacup really I suppose....
Ah, an ex-Pru chappie - nice office, Avalon Court, only went there twice but had a couple of stonking nights out in Nottingham
As it's all RBS now I'm not sure who deals with what off the top of my head but if he gets stuck let me know and I'll 'ave a word and find out who needs to see the letter.
All the best.
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