Gifts and Prizes

[andrewgoodman121]

[:)]

What happens when you are presented at work with a reward or gift that is a cash prize of £150 with a bottle of champagne and a fancy certificate. The cash prize was incorporated into my wages do i have to hand over 50% of it.

I did a load of O/T last month and i am more than alright to hand over half of that plus my normal payment.

Also it was my Birthday Last Month and i got £90 given to me in cash in my Birthday Cards do i have to hand over half of that as well.

[Lisa2009]

Your birthday money will be yours to keep i would imagine. As for the prize from work, i would discuss that one with your own IP just to be on the safe side.

Congratulations by the way

[andrewgoodman121]

i mean the prize gift from work shows up on my wage slip as a Service Leader Award Prize as i could of had vouchers instead, but they decided to put it into my wages instead

[Lisa2009]

It would be great if you were allowed to keep it. It is a gift for hard work afterall.

[andrewgoodman121]

i know.
The thing is i did 22 hours of O/T and i am handing over 50% of that on top of my Normal monthly installment.

i have not missed any payments at all so far and have handed over 50% of overtime on some months i did it last year.

Seeing as it is Christmas and the cost of living is beyond a joke i think it we all need as much money as we can get

[Lisa2009]

I agree, lets hope your IP does too hey?

[MelanieGiles]

I am sure that your IP will view this sympathetically Andrew - an e-mail to her directly will set your mind at rest!!

[Skippy]

To be honest it never even occurred to me to mention the money I got at Christmas or birthday!

Well done for winning the prize!

[liberta]

I would not generally consider a birthday or christmas present as a windfall unless it was a significant cash sum of over £500.

A prize however is.

Andrew, if it clearly states on your payslip that it is a prize then it should not be counted as overtime or additional income but will be caught by your windfall clause as a prize (in the same way as a win on the lottery will). Check your proposals and chairman's report as to what quantum has to be declared to your Supervisor. There is normally a lower limit of £500 which means that it will be exempt and you can keep it all.

[David Mond]

Melanie - how did you know that the IP was female?

[Viki.W]

I'm pretty sure Andrew is a client of Melanie's David.

[David Mond]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That answers it. Ta