Overpaid by SW - How to pay them back

Hey Guys,

I am currently on JSB and have been for the last four months.

About two month ago my previous employer recommended me for a job with one of their clients. I was skeptical but commenced "employment" with them without knowing the salary, contract details etc. After three days I finally got to meet with the MD who told me the salary etc. I was very disappointed with the offer, would hardly be worth my while given the 90 mile round trip daly and very short term nature of the contract so I didn't return after that.

A week or two later I received a call from the Payroll company who look after the wages for this company looking for my PPS no etc so they could pay me. I told them I never heard of that company so we left it at that. This week I received a cheque from them, I don't want it however I am assuming they have processed it through their payroll and cue the end of the year when Revenue see this and it is then up on the social welfare system.

What I want to do is tell the SW that it was just a one week contract and I would like to pay them back the JSB for that one week. Will they be ok with this or will there ears be up so to speak and starting contacting this company etc.

Before people start banging on about fraud etc I didn't expect to get paid for this work so I just put it down to bad experience.

Thanks for reading,

Murph

Go in and sort it out with the local office where you sign, explaining how it didn't work out and that you didn't xpect to get paid. They will calculate the overpayment and you can repay them the amount. They won't be taking you to court or anything. The work will show up in the EOY returns and presumably you will get/have got a P45?

Thanks for easing my worries. If you leave a job normally aren't you disallowed payment for 9 weeks, this is my main worry that they would stop my payment for 9 weeks. I haven't received a P45 just a cheque in the post but I am assuming they will put this through their P35.

Highly unlikely given that the pay was poor, the distance you had to travel and the short term nature of the contract.

Ok cheers. Guess i'll have to face the music.

Welfarite said:

EOY returns and presumably you will get/have got a P45?

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What is EOY?

End of Year