Got a overpayment notification letter today

[Thistle-Rose]

I opened a letter today from royal mail saying i have been overpayed £94.50,the overpayment occured between 03/08/2001 to 30/03/2007,all this because of an imputting error in payroll resulting in me receiving bonus payments to which i was not entitled.It goes on to say they apologise for the inconvenience this may cause,however it is important that royal mail now recover this money and to that end you will need to choose one of the repayment schedules on the attached authorisation slip.I just feel this is a unjust time to ask for me to make repaymnets back that where not my fault and to do so as the im just saving up for the holidays soon.I will talk to my union rep on monday.

[POSTMAN]

Is there a time limit on it?
If not just hang tight till they contact you again.

[Thistle-Rose]

I don't see any time limit mentioned on the letters

[POSTMAN]

I don't see any time limit mentioned on the letters

Well pretend it's a Phone bill then

[nelson]

Ask them for a full detailed print out , so you can check the dates /amounts etc. As already said see rep. Good luck

ps Do not ignore as they just might start taking out!!!

[evilc]

Ask them for a full detailed print out , so you can check the dates /amounts etc. As already said see rep. Good luck

ps Do not ignore as they just might start taking out!!!

Totally agree, ask them to show you exactly when up to 6 yrs ago how are you supposed to remember that far back.

[Thistle-Rose]

Thanks for your help guys

[dillybo_06]

They won't let ya get away with it. I'm having to pay back a weeks wages that I was apparently overpaid when I left RM on a previous employment at a different office when my other half died suddenly. Union said there weren't nowt I could do + the lowest they would accept was 10 quid per week from me wages. All this was 4 years down the line.

[nelson]

hey won't let ya get away with it. I'm having to pay back a weeks wages that I was apparently overpaid when I left RM on a previous employment at a different office when my other half died suddenly. Union said there weren't nowt I could do + the lowest they would accept was 10 quid per week from me wages. All this was 4 years down the line.

That is cruel and disgusting. With all the money they waste.

The reason I said to get a full print out to Thisle-Rose is to delay. you could not check it properly after that amount of time.

[norbet colon]

I opened a letter today from royal mail saying i have been overpayed £94.50,the overpayment occured between 03/08/2001 to 30/03/2007,all this because of an imputting error in payroll resulting in me receiving bonus payments to which i was not entitled.It goes on to say they apologise for the inconvenience this may cause,however it is important that royal mail now recover this money and to that end you will need to choose one of the repayment schedules on the attached authorisation slip.I just feel this is a unjust time to ask for me to make repaymnets back that where not my fault and to do so as the im just saving up for the holidays soon.I will talk to my union rep on monday.

big time scale! bit vague needs challenging usual panic somebody looking for brownie points

[evilc]

I opened a letter today from royal mail saying i have been overpayed £94.50,the overpayment occured between 03/08/2001 to 30/03/2007,all this because of an imputting error in payroll resulting in me receiving bonus payments to which i was not entitled.It goes on to say they apologise for the inconvenience this may cause,however it is important that royal mail now recover this money and to that end you will need to choose one of the repayment schedules on the attached authorisation slip.I just feel this is a unjust time to ask for me to make repaymnets back that where not my fault and to do so as the im just saving up for the holidays soon.I will talk to my union rep on monday.

big time scale! bit vague needs challenging usual panic somebody looking for brownie points

Must of been some LA S****s with time on their hands.

[poopants]

Thistle-rose, RM have their own overpayment recovery procedure and in that there is reference to a limit of 10% of any overpayment being stopped in any pay period (1 week for us) . That said, you should as already advised request printouts of the overpayments going back to the first payment, hopefully you may be able to dispute some if not all of the payments. Your DOM has the authority to wipeout or decrease the repayments this should be done following a meeting with you and a rep if you want one.

Make sure you take a rep in with you or at least get the branch to make representations for you.

[postie28]

had this problem myself a couple of years ago.the most they can take out is £10 p.w. don't ignore it though or they will just take the lot in one hit.