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[-] Serdan@lemm.ee 74 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure that would have been illegal where I live. Paying someone the same amount each month is an implicit contract. You can't just suddenly go "whoops" and not pay for a month.

[-] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 29 points 1 year ago

Depends on what's in the contract, black on white. If the contract says x amount and they pay you y (and you don't speak up), they can get that money back as it was a bookkeeping error.

If the contract says the higher amount then they can't take it back, written contract always wins over verbal.

[-] Pietson@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

Fair, but a contract can't overrule actual laws. I'm not sure what exactly those are or where OP lives but if the law says he'd be entitled to that money then a contract couldn't change anything.

[-] marrenia@astraea.pink 15 points 1 year ago

I would think it's fairly obvious they are from the UK seeing as they are using the pound symbol for their money - and contracts for employment are king in the UK if I remember correctly

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Still, I can't imagine a UK contract can override UK law. You couldn't get someone to sign a contract saying they're a slave and hold them to it. Contracts do not trump laws.

[-] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Correct, contracts dont trump laws and your extreme example would not fly in court because of it and because it would break humantarian laws and rights agreed upon in our countries.

That said, he speaks the truth. If a contract says you earn x and you earn x+20 euro, they can and will compensate for that 20 euro. Its perfectly legal and ive seen 2 euros go down from my pay because of book keeping errors. However, i assume the law has a margin for book keeping errors, and if not they can demand it back in court. You signed on it after all...

[-] 520@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

You do indeed remember correctly. This is a watertight case for the employee.

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