P45 but ex-employee overpaid

by **cliffordpope** on Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:06 pm

We pay our employees their December salaries before Christmas, but one has immediately walked out, without giving his contractual 3 weeks notice.
I am not very hopeful of recovering either the salary for the notice period nor the Christmas bonus.

What figures should I use on the P45 - the amount he was due or the actual payment?

by **pawncob** on Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:39 pm

The only way back is to sue him.
P45 should reflect the amount actually paid.

by **cliffordpope** on Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:04 pm

I guessed that was probably the case.
I have read it is not possible to amend a P45, so wondered whether to delay issue pending resolution of negotiations, or risk the amount being wrong?

by **pawncob** on Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:46 pm

You could probably pay him some now and some later. See last Heading here. (And you can amend a P45, it seems)
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/paye/employees/start-leave/leaves-retires.htm