RESULT!!!

Stan_Lite · 07-01-2008, 20:04

When I checked my bank account online at the end of December to check if my salary had been paid, there was a lot more than there should have been. Since I was away (still am), I didn't have access to my payslip so I asked my gorgeous flatmate to scan it and e-mail it to me. It showed that my NI contributions for the entire year (Â£2086.00) had been refunded. "Ayyup", I thought, "that's not right" so I e-mailed the co-ordinator in Aberdeen and asked him to investigate and find out what the wages people (Active Payroll) intended to do about it before I was tempted to spend it.

I got this e-mail from our finance department today:

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You will have noticed that in your December pay that you had a large refund of your National Insurance contributions for 2007/2008.

This is as a result of you earning â€œsubstantiallyâ€ most of your earnings overseas. After a 52 week period we cannot take legally take these contributions if substantially all your earnings are earned overseas.

You can elect to pay minimum Class 2 contributions in UK if you wish, this is I believe Â£2 per week roughly if you donâ€™t make normal contributions, this will retain benefits such as job seekers etc.

BACK OF THE NET MY SON.

I knew there had to be some benefit from working overseas. Because of the way I am paid (flat rate salary plus day rate for days away from home), about two thirds of my wages are earned outside the Uk.

All I need to do now is figure out how I'm going to spend it. I have a few ideas - none of which involves donations to you lot

Haly · 07-01-2008, 20:06

Nice one

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Originally Posted by Bigstan

All I need to do now is figure out how I'm going to spend it. I have a few ideas -

Oooh you could...

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none of which involves donations to you lot

Oh.....never mind.

Will · 07-01-2008, 20:09

All the yachties used to get all their money tax free the gits (so even a little stewardess earning Â£25k would be net/gross amount!). It's great that you got it back. I applied to get it back as I was working abroad a lot but I wasn't entitled to it

All I can say is, drinks are on you!

So there is an advantage of working away from it all. At least you get decent weather.

Piggymon · 07-01-2008, 20:20

I could do with some new shoes

Nice little surprise there Stan ! Especially this time of year !

Dee · 07-01-2008, 20:21

I hate you

Good on you though, fancy buying me a new camera?

lostkat · 07-01-2008, 20:22

Jammy bast!! Nice one though

Justsomebloke · 07-01-2008, 20:23

Nice one Dude, Enjoy

Roberta · 07-01-2008, 20:31

More wine, wenches!

Tak · 07-01-2008, 20:33

You jammy git

very nice chrimb gift - I have a Â£100 vets bill if you're feeling generous to animals

Can we expect some whisky threads in the near future?

Stan_Lite · 07-01-2008, 20:35

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Originally Posted by Takhisis

Can we expect some whisky threads in the near future?

You posted that just as I was clicking my bookmark to TheDrinkshop.com

07-01-2008, 20:09	#3
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	All the yachties used to get all their money tax free the gits (so even a little stewardess earning Â£25k would be net/gross amount!). It's great that you got it back. I applied to get it back as I was working abroad a lot but I wasn't entitled to it All I can say is, drinks are on you! So there is an advantage of working away from it all. At least you get decent weather. __________________ *No No!*

07-01-2008, 20:20	#4
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	I could do with some new shoes Nice little surprise there Stan ! Especially this time of year ! __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

07-01-2008, 20:22	#6
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Jammy bast!! Nice one though __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

07-01-2008, 20:23	#7
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	Nice one Dude, Enjoy __________________

07-01-2008, 20:31	#8
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	More wine, wenches! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

07-01-2008, 20:21	#5
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	I hate you Good on you though, fancy buying me a new camera?

07-01-2008, 20:33	#9
Tak L'OrÃ©al Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	You jammy git very nice chrimb gift - I have a Â£100 vets bill if you're feeling generous to animals Can we expect some whisky threads in the near future? __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!