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overpaid by agency - tell them of not?

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    overpaid by agency - tell them of not?

    I got overpaid by my agency by 1/2 hour. okay not loads of money but its their error, as o fax them a copy of the timesheet agreed with end client which is all printed off - hence no real chance of error.

    if i tell them, which i dont mind, means i have the hassle of getting brookson to reprint and amend all my invoices - which means i have to readjust my pay etc. Brookson know of the error as they phone me up to say you have been overpaid. Agency remittance slip states the extra 1/2 hour.

    or should i just wait and let the agency contact me..then sort it.
    do be honest so busy right now dont need this extra stress.....as it will probably take me 10mins to go thro and tell brookson to reissue new invoice statement and me adjust my records etc....

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    As long as you correctly account for it in your accounts you can just wait for the claim to be made in the future.

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      #3
      Originally posted by diesel View Post
      I got overpaid by my agency by 1/2 hour. okay not loads of money but its their error, as o fax them a copy of the timesheet agreed with end client which is all printed off - hence no real chance of error.

      if i tell them, which i dont mind, means i have the hassle of getting brookson to reprint and amend all my invoices - which means i have to readjust my pay etc. Brookson know of the error as they phone me up to say you have been overpaid. Agency remittance slip states the extra 1/2 hour.

      or should i just wait and let the agency contact me..then sort it.
      do be honest so busy right now dont need this extra stress.....as it will probably take me 10mins to go thro and tell brookson to reissue new invoice statement and me adjust my records etc....
      When you send the next invoice, send an account statement with it, which will show the new outstanding balance as equal to 1/2 hour less than the value of the next invoice. Basically treat it as an advanced payment against future consultancy.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Integrity View Post
        When you send the next invoice, send an account statement with it, which will show the new outstanding balance as equal to 1/2 hour less than the value of the next invoice. Basically treat it as an advanced payment against future consultancy.
        good idea if they keep to that. Just cant see how they made an error as my timesheets are all printed out by the client system, with figures cleared represented.

        thanks

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          #5
          Originally posted by diesel View Post
          good idea if they keep to that. Just cant see how they made an error as my timesheets are all printed out by the client system, with figures cleared represented.

          thanks
          They are probably trying to be clever and using a Payroll system to process your invoice instead of using Purchase Ledger software. For it to be exactly 30 minutes wrong, it couldn't have been a typo on the invoice value, suggesting they take your hours, put it into their system, and pay what it says, and not what your invoice says.
          Last edited by Integrity; 13 June 2008, 15:18.

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