Work overpaid me by 20k, can’t pay back

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My work has overpaid me by £20,000.

I recieved a 5k bonus. Then for the next 4 months I got the 5k every month.

I rang my boss after I realised & she said I need to contact HR. Called HR, they said put it in an email.

Emailed HR saying think I’ve been overpaid let me know exact amount and how to pay it back. I CC’ed my manager

I also called another manager and she said the same thing as my manager and told me to email it.

I travel a lot for work, and when I saw our HR member in Singapore I did say “have you looked at my pay issue.” She said she’ll get back to me.

I’ve heard nothing. It’s been 10 months.

what do I do? They haven’t asked for it back. It’s just sat in a separate account, I haven’t spent it.

Wondering if someone is trying to hide it to not admit their mistake? Potentially thinking could it be picked up at end of financial year?

I work in HR, and it's strange that they haven't already started claiming the money back, especially as you have mentioned it to HR.

Have the payments stopped?
You should contact them, and keep an email receipt in case they say you didn't contact them.

Get legal advice. Hope you can show your attempts to get employer to sort it. If you find you’ve overpaid tax the tax office very ready to agree a slow and low repayment. For example.

I totally agree - you have sent emails and notified management and HR. Now put it in Premium Bonds. Hopefully you will reap some rewards before they ask for it returning.

It is their mistake but it needn't be stressful for you.

Hopefully it will be rectified in your favour.

Good luck.

Indeed alls well that ends well. I was hoping you get to keep it for your honesty lol but an early pay rise is a bonus too!

When I went back after maternity I dropped from 36 hours to 18 a week. They continued to pay me full time for about 3 months. HR noticed and I still had the money… however for tax purposes I told them to deduct it from my pay by a few hundred a month.. That way it sorted back out my overpayment of tax and NI

Leave it in account till after end of Financial year and if they don't contact you by end of May enjoy yer extra bonus 😇