ERROR! | Boss demands worker pays back £20k after being overpaid

When an employee’s paycheque arrives at the end of the week or month, they will be able to spend this money on whatever this wish – whether this is used to cover rent, pay bills, treat pets or kids or to put towards luxury holidays.

Ensuring that staff members are paid correctly in the first place is crucial to avoid any issues for both the employer and the employee.

Yet, one worker has reportedly been sent a hefty £20,000 bill from her boss after the firm said that an error had been made in 2009. The firm said that she had been overpaid ever since then - Wales Online reported.

Leah Francis, who has worked for the firm since 2004, told The Mirror that the company had made an error when she went on maternity leave in 2009.