Missing employee - overpaid
scraft
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One of our employees did not returned to work. He was in a car accident on his way home and totalled his vehicle (he is not injured!).
We pay our employees on a semi-monthly basis. He only worked 6 days. His supervisor came to me on the next day and I tried to call him on day 8. We spoke, and he told me he did not not think he could come back to work at this time.
I told him that we had already processed payroll and he was overpaid. I told him we would be reversing his direct deposit and would issue a manual check for the actual hours worked. He understood.
Today (one week later because I was on vacation), I've been told that the account has insufficient funds. Now he has the first paycheck and the 2nd corrected one.
I don't think this individual is being malicious, but the employee did have a car accident, totaled his car and lives 60 minutes from work.
I have drafted a letter asking for the funds from the first check be returned before we seek legal counsel, but wanted to get some ideas/opinions on this matter. He is not owed much in his vacation account to offset the overpayment.
Is "no show" considered gross misconduct?
HELP!
Sue
We pay our employees on a semi-monthly basis. He only worked 6 days. His supervisor came to me on the next day and I tried to call him on day 8. We spoke, and he told me he did not not think he could come back to work at this time.
I told him that we had already processed payroll and he was overpaid. I told him we would be reversing his direct deposit and would issue a manual check for the actual hours worked. He understood.
Today (one week later because I was on vacation), I've been told that the account has insufficient funds. Now he has the first paycheck and the 2nd corrected one.
I don't think this individual is being malicious, but the employee did have a car accident, totaled his car and lives 60 minutes from work.
I have drafted a letter asking for the funds from the first check be returned before we seek legal counsel, but wanted to get some ideas/opinions on this matter. He is not owed much in his vacation account to offset the overpayment.
Is "no show" considered gross misconduct?
HELP!
Sue
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Your question about gross misconduct seems related to unemployment, I'm guessing. Let the UI system rule on whether or not it's gross. In my state the word gross was dropped from the definition. Simply not showing up for work will rule him ineligible more than likely. Even if he's medically disqualified, he still doesn't draw.
Good Luck!