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Employee penalised for failing to tell employer she was being overpaid…
The Employment Relations Authority has ordered an employee to repay $27,600 she was overpaid while on unpaid leave.
The employee was aware that she was receiving her wages payments when she was supposed to be on unpaid leave, but failed to tell the employer of the overpayment. This was held by the ERA to be a failure of good faith, as she was obliged to be active, constructive and communicative with the employer. Because she had failed to tell the employer of her overpayment they were out of pocket for many many months, so in addition to having to repay the overpayment, plus interest, the employee was also ordered to pay a penalty of $2,000.
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Alan Knowsley
Employment Lawyer
Wellington
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