Over 140 senior NHS staff were overpaid due to a finance error and are now being told that the money will be reclaimed from their salary.
According to NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) 143 staff have been affected. It appears that the error applies to people in pay band 8a and above meaning that everyone impacted will be earing over £48,526 though possibly quite a lot more.
The overpayments have been going on since April 2021 meaning in some cases staff will have move than two years worth of overpayment to pay back. The total value to be recovered is £186,000 meaning on average each person needs to repay £1,300. However there have been reports of some people having to repay over £7,000.
