Annual Contract of employment with the same employer
<p>I have been employed on renewable annual contracts with the same employer since 2012, with contract dates of 01 Jan to 31 December. I am now told that I was erroneously overpaid an my previous contract on backpayment of a salary increament that I was eligible to receive in March 2018. I am now on a new contrac effective 01 Jan 2019.</p>

<p>Am I liable to pay back the overpayment? </p>

<p>Your rights, and the company's rights, will depend on the law where you and they are located, and on the exact wording of the contract. If you were in fact paid more than your previous contract says that you were entitled to, you might well be required to repay it, but we can't be sure, nor do we know what mechanism can be used for such repayment. </p>

<p>You are going to need to talk to your company, and probably to a local employment lawyer to whom you can give the full detailed facts. </p>

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