O$P$... Boss overpaid so want money back...
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So far... this is the first time I ever came across such a situation...a bunch of us was over paid... for six months, no one knew until an audit... Now a bunch of us are asking whether the boss got rights to ask back the money he gave us...?
I study business, I never heard of such thing b4 so I donno the answer... anyone have any idea whether this is completely legal or not...?
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why not u go ask MOM?
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he can give underpay you for the next 6 months to balance the books, or give less or no bonus for similar effect.
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if he overpaid, yes, he can ask for the money back because u didn't work for it
OR he can balance the books by not paying u
dishonesty doesn't pay (which applies to the receiver)
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did u knw abt it?
& u kept quiet?
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Wah... upset leh... pay already so low now need to give back money...
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too bad... life sucks....
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Originally posted by kopiosatu:
if he overpaid, yes, he can ask for the money back because u didn't work for it
OR he can balance the books by not paying u
dishonesty doesn't pay (which applies to the receiver)
so u rather he underpay u for the next 6mths?
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because the money do not belong to you... but is it recorded the same amount in the payslip? if so, still can fight
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it boil down to contract ... the xtra money is not in the stipulated contract and you didn't work for it, how can you want to keep it .. boss also human mah .. can make mistake .. pay back la ... you will receive more in return ... what goes round come around. . . . .
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I was in this situation once. My (former) supervisor accidentally paid me money that was actually due to someone else. Not just one payment; several payments were involved. Since it was directly credited into my bank account (and my sister sometimes puts money into my account), I didn't notice it until they told me.
That stupid supervisor told me to simply give her the money in cash. I knew something was fishy - she was definitely covering up her mistakes. I told her that I would get back to her.
I sought for advice from a friend of my gf who is a lawyer. As it turns out, the lawyer explained that my employers had the legal right to demand their money back. However, the onus is on them to show that they had indeed overpaid. My employers had to show me clear and incontrovertible proof of how much they overpaid me.
With that advice in mind, I screamed bloody murder at my former employers and ordered them to do a full accounting of exactly how much I owed them in both standard pay as well as CPF.
It's a long story, and the accounts involved were very messy thanks to that supervisor's incompetence. Suffice to say that it was only resolved after a few months.
Bottom line is: your employer must be able to show exactly how much he overpaid. If it is wrong, you have the right to dispute it and to take it to MOM if necessary.
Otherwise, if it's correct, then you must return it.
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The thing is our pay is not broken and reflected in our statement. It only shows our total net... We never knew anything until the audit... zzz upset...
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Originally posted by de_middle:
so u rather he underpay u for the next 6mths?
i rather give the money back AND get my normal pay for the next 6 months
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yeah
I dun like the feeling of spending the money that i never work for... -
Originally posted by MohamedF:
Wah... upset leh... pay already so low now need to give back money...
u're paid for ur worth.
Originally posted by MohamedF:The thing is our pay is not broken and reflected in our statement. It only shows our total net... We never knew anything until the audit... zzz upset...
u mean u duno hw much u ought to get?