Sainsburys wants money back

Im a 17 year old who started working at Sainsburys in January. I had accrued holiday pay by the end of the financial year for Sainsbury so my manager made new shifts and booked paid holiday on it. I was not opposed to it. Then i quit recently because my manager kept picking on me and threatened to fire me. Now I received a letter saying i had to pay back £192. How much trouble would i be in if i didn't pay this back?

Reply 1

HoldThisL

21

i don't know how sainsburys administer holidays/holiday pay, but if you've taken undue time off or been paid incorrectly for time you didn't work, yes you'd be setting yourself up for trouble by not paying

it may be worth going over the exact details with someone who knows what they're talking about and then communicating with sainsburys to explain what's happened, if you don't owe the money

Reply 2

Zarek

21

It’s generally best to pay what you owe, if indeed you do owe it. If you agree you’ve had the holiday pay but not the worked the associated hours, then I would pay it as it is honest and who knows you may need goodwill from someone involved in the future.

If you're not sure it’s owed I would get some advice, perhaps join a trade union, which is always value for this type of work and will not cost much.

As to whether Sainsbury would really go after it with legal action, I doubt it. But they may persist with letters, keep it on file or even sell it on to a debt collection agency.

Reply 3

Emma:-)

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Original post by Saadisdaone

Im a 17 year old who started working at Sainsburys in January. I had accrued holiday pay by the end of the financial year for Sainsbury so my manager made new shifts and booked paid holiday on it. I was not opposed to it. Then i quit recently because my manager kept picking on me and threatened to fire me. Now I received a letter saying i had to pay back £192. How much trouble would i be in if i didn't pay this back?

Do you think you actually owe it?
If you think you owe it then best to pay it back.
If you dont think you owe it and think they have messed up, then get in touch with them, explain that you dont think you owe it. Explain what happened/show them your workings out etc and see what they say.

Reply 4

Tracey_W

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Original post by Saadisdaone

Im a 17 year old who started working at Sainsburys in January. I had accrued holiday pay by the end of the financial year for Sainsbury so my manager made new shifts and booked paid holiday on it. I was not opposed to it. Then i quit recently because my manager kept picking on me and threatened to fire me. Now I received a letter saying i had to pay back £192. How much trouble would i be in if i didn't pay this back?

Depends how Sainsbury's holiday year works out ...

You'll be entitled for holidays pay up to the date you have handed in your notice if you haven't took any days off before you quit 😔
If you just quit without any notice period then they could in theory ask you to repay the notice period ( they might not bother) but like what Emma said in her reply ( number 3) get in touch with Sainsbury's and get it checked out asap to see if it was a mistake by Sainsbury's or you actually owe them the money.

Contact Sainsbury's head office about the attitude and threatening behaviour from your manager as bullying and harassment stuff are not acceptable in the workplace and there's policies for things like that in place so don't be afraid of reporting it to Sainsbury's head office okay.

The only trouble you'll be in if you don't repay it is that they could send out a court order/ Sherrie officers to get the money and possibly blacklist you which would make it harder for you to borrow money or get say a mortgage due to that but this could be the last resort that Sainsbury's could take actually against you.

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