A FORMER call centre worker has received a letter asking him to pay back overpaid wages of just £28.42 - over five years after he left the company.
John Irwin, 39, worked for Ventura at Manvers for three months during the summer of 2004 as a call handler in the Department for Work and Pensions section.
He left in September 2004 to move on to other things and is now a self-employed disco and karaoke compere.
John, of Park Road, Worsbrough was astounded when he received the letter from the firm which states "When you left the employment of Ventura you did so in receipt of salary payments in excess of what you were entitled to.
"It is now our intention to seek recovery of this overpayment. Therefore can you please forward a cheque for the full amount."
John said had he received the letter shortly after he left Ventura he probably would have paid it but is sceptical about this and has sought legal advice.
He said: "I could understand if it was say six months down the line and I would have paid it but five years on is a bit cheeky and there is no evidence it is from the period I worked there. I thought hang on a minute get some legal advice.
A spokesperson for Ventura said: "This is part of a standard payroll exercise and unfortunately the letter was sent out as a matter of procedure. We are absolutely confident we can resolve this and ask Mr Irwin to give us a call."
