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Claiming back leave benefits of an employee given twice mistakenly

Hi,

I just want to ask a question regarding our situation. We mistakenly gave leave benefits to our previous employee twice.

What happened is that previously, when she went on vacation last Nov. 2019, she was given her benefits and, this January, she resigned and we gave her benefits again.

She still gets the money even though she knows that she received it before. We tried to contact her to give the money back, but she refused to bring back the money.

What will be our remedy to collect the money back?

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Mohamed Noureldin

Nour Attorneys & Legal Consultants

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22 Jan 2020, 06:27

Initially, you cannot collect it back unless she has signed for the same each time she receives the fund.

If she gets it by bank wire without knowing that, then you cannot recall the amount arguing that it was for the same reason each time.

22 Jan 2020, 12:19

Hello,

Yes, we have signed documents, but she claims that she didn't know that she received twice because she is claiming that we should release the correct amount.

But for us, we really acknowledge that we oversee this one but they have a copy of the computation before they received the money so it is very unusual that they didn't know.

23 Jan 2020, 09:22

Then you have to file a labour case to claim the extra amount based on wrong computation.

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Maryam Ali Saleh Hayyaz

Maryam Hayyaz & Wejdan Bushahab Advocates

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22 Jan 2020, 07:19

Dear questioner,

You can claim it back by filing a civil case against the employee for an extra payment.

Kindly contact us via phone for a detailed discussion or write us an email for further assistance.

22 Jan 2020, 12:32

Hello,

We have signed documents, but she claims that she didn't know that she received twice because she is claiming that we should release the correct amount.

But for us, we really acknowledge that we oversee this one but they have a copy of the computation before they received the money so it is very unusual that they didn't know.

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