AIBU to think our accountant is a right cheeky *%$£?!

[pinkstarfish]

Had an email in work yesterday morning from our accountant in the office. He is getting married in June (common knowledge in work) but has not invited anyone from work (fair enough by all means).

However, in his email that he's sent everyone in the office, he said that he would appreciate any financial donations as a good will gesture for his wedding and that to save us bother, he is willing to deduct a chosen amount straight from our wage package and transfer the money into his account as he's doing the wages this month.

AIBU to think this is one of, if not THE, most shockingly rude things someone has ever suggested, at the fact he's not invited us then goes ahead to ask us for money?!

Well, it would have to be itemised on your payslip as you would need to have tax and NI decucted first (Chilcare vouchers not wedding gifts can be paid out before NI!!!)

An employer needs a court order before they can deduct from your wages for things like unpaid council tax etc and something in writing for something like paying back a loan or overpayment.

He MUST be joking - accountants aren't allowed to simply make deductions from folks pay and put it into their own accounts. Unless of course this is a troll?

Shocking.

Does he belong to a professional body of some sort that he could be reported to? Perhaps YorkshireRose would have an idea if this could be the case.

Jesus wept. What an arse!

Cheeky little bastard. I hope he gets his comeuppance bloody soon. Your boss sounds remarkably lax about your finances, too. Do you have a personnel department? I'm assuming it's a small company if you can go straight to your boss.

Thanks for your replies, most people today have just classed him as a cheeky so and so and left it at that. I will keep a close eye on it though. There are several aspects of the company that is very cloak and dagger, but touch wood were still plodding along.

lal123 no I am not a troll but thanks for asking

He MUST be joking. Surely?

If he is a qualified accountant he will have a professional body that you can report him to who will carry out their own disciplinary procedures.

The trick is to get him to tell you what his qualification is.

Some possibilities are ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), AAT (Association
of Accounting Technicians), CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants)or ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) - ICS in Scotland.

I am amazed that his employers have not come down on him like a ton of bricks though!

I'm an accountant too, and agree with YorkshireRose. It completely goes against our professional ethics - there's a huge emphasis on things like segregation of duties (the person preparing the wage slips not being the same person who actually makes the payment eg) to avoid any opportunity for fraud. I can't believe that he or anyone else in the company thinks that this is remotely acceptable!

Is this a wind up?!

Blimey, if he was accountant in our company I'd be giving him hell for this...

It isn't just rude, it is unethical, presumptious, arrogant, and I think may also be illegal.

The directors should give him a warning for even thinking he can beggar about with employees net pay, never mind actually suggesting it to them ....

I'm gobsmacked.

Club together in the office for hte cost of wrapping paper, and someone can donate a used nappy to put inside it...

Either he's joking or someone else is playing a macho stag type prank on him.

It has to be a joke. He can't be serious.

that's actually a pretty funny joke.
no one would actually do that in all seriousness.

Oh My Fucking God!!!!!
That can't be true can it?????????

It's not just cheeky, it's bloody unacceptable. Please don't just write him off as a twat, or someone whose joke fell through. If he's in charge of payroll and has access to your details, and either jokes or seriously suggests something like this, he needs reporting.

cheeky git!

has someone hacked into his email and done it as a joke?

I don't understand how the boss didn't already have the email, if it was sent to everyone. Most places have a "everyone" option in the email which would have included all the bosses.

Just trying desperately to pick a hole in this as it simply can't be true!!!

Sorry starfish!

Is it perhaps accountancy humour meant to be a non-subtle reminder to do a whip round?

It's a joke. Really it is. Clearly not a very successful one though!