Been paid twice this month by error

[babylone]

I have changed jobs at the end of january.
i moved from one NHS trust to another different one.
i received my pay from my current workplace two days ago.
this morning i received exactly the same pay from my previous job!

a part of me wants to let them know they’ve made a mistake and return my (small) salary (AINBU)
another part of me think that perhaps no-one will notice and perhaps i could keep it???? (AIBU)

im thinking if they dont notice this month, they will notice next month and at some pount i will have to return it anyway….

They absolutely will notice.

They will notice. Do the right thing and contact them.

You’ll have an email before the week is out and if you ignore it will be deducted from next month

Tell them.

No of course you can’t keep it. Apart from any moral considerations they will discover the error sooner or later and you will have to pay it back. Surprised you have to ask.

This happened once to me and I had to repay the money as quite rightly it wasn't mine. They will notice so keep it separate ready to repay or let them know.

You need to contact them. They will notice and either ask you to transfer back or if you've spent it take it out of your future pay.

The problem you have hear is that you know you’ve been paid twice. Just contact HR or
payroll and explain and ask how
it should be returned. If the different trusts have different HR/payroll teams, I’d send one email to both of them.

Also, if your employer was Amazon or some other tax dodging, billionaire owed organisation that would be one thing but the NHS?! 😮

Are you certain that it's not a payment for holiday not taken or something?

They will notice and they will take it back from you. Contact them now to tell them they have paid you in error so you have a paper trail that you aren't attempting to commit fraud.

Keep it to one side and pay it back when they tell you how.

it is exactly the same pay so no. If it had been a smaller amount/different then yes….

I k ow i have to return it but a girl can dream!!!

I wouldn't be able to relax if I kept it. I'd always be waiting for that email or phone call saying it needed to be returned so I'd just email them now!

I was just on the phone to the payroll team at my NHS ft yesterday and there’s a whole option “if you have received an overpayment press 3” so I suspect it’s very common, they will very likely find out and what you don’t want to do is spend it and then it comes out of another pay packet as you’ll be well and truly stuffed then. Good luck with new job

I had to dismiss someone for this. He was double paid. He held a position of financial responsibility and when it came to light, he repaid, but admitted he’d saved it but took a chance it wasn’t noticed. FD said he’d breached trust and after an investigation, we dismissed him.

They will realistand ask for it back and it won't put you in a good light regarding your integrity.
Staff gossip so your new employers will find out.

And yes to emailing or following up any calls with an email so that if there are any issues, you have evidence of what you did.

(Ex NHS employee and very, very cynical of them as employers).

I was overpaid last year in the NHS Scotland and they were straight on to it,. They can if you want set up a repayment plan or they deduct it automatically from your next few months salary....

They’re going to notice.

DH and I have both had this happen at some point, and both times, payroll noticed very very quickly.

And when they notice, they’re going to want the money back.

I wish for you they wouldn’t notice but they probably will, maybe keep it aside and don’t spend it

Ive sent an email to let them know….

I can't believe you'd even consider keeping it. Your employer will of course want it back and will just mark you up as being a dishonest employee. Not great to have on your working record.

Theyl defo notice, my employer paid an employee for a whole year who never said anything as they'd moved to another country. Then they got a hefty invoice for the whole amount.

I wouldn't want to risk my employer seeing me as dishonest by not saying anything. Just contact payroll this morning by email.

It is often down to manager not doing the termination but yes it will be discovered at some point as you will still be showing on the stamp report. It can actually be considered fraud if you do not declare you are being overpaid.