Repaying sick pay after compensation received

[Scrag Meister]

My son had someone go into the side of his car a month or so ago, and was off work for a couple of weeks.

His employer paid him his full wage, but is now saying that the compensation included a loss of earnings figure and he should be paying his employer back.

Does he have to pay the gross amount including all tax and NI?

[d000hg]

Was he off sick, or off because he couldn't get to work with no car?

[ThomasSoerensen]

Can't the employer jusr reduce the amount from next ru of payroll - that way the tax etc. implications should be calculated correctly. Getting taxes etc. correct on reverse payments can become a bitch.

[Arturo Bassick]

Shirley:
All depends on his contract of employment.
If he was entitled to be paid then he does not owe the company anything.
He may owe the insurers as he should not have received compo for loss of earnings.

If he was not entitled to be paid then sort it by stopping his wages in the next run as suggested before.

Check that the compo did in fact contain a loss of earnings lump.

[ChrisPackit]

Is it me just thinking this, but does he have to tell them ??

[AtW]

Does he have to pay the gross amount including all tax and NI?

IANAL but that should not be the case - employer should be claiming tax back from HMRC.

[MrRobin]

If he was entitled to be paid then he does not owe the company anything.
He may owe the insurers as he should not have received compo for loss of earnings.

Agreed.

It also depends on how the sum paid out by the insurance company was calculated.