Some 11% of officer workers said they had been overpaid by their employer, according to a survey by the Global Payroll Association (GPA). And the majority informed their employers, with 77% saying they told their employer about the over payment.

Interestingly a third (37%) of employees did not have to repay the overpayment and did not have their pay reduced going forward in order to repay the discrepancy. But companies took action in 63% of cases, deducting the overpayment from salary cheques going forward.

The survey of 6,388 UK office workers also found that 39% of employers never flagged the issue, although 14% were on the ball and highlighted the overpayment within a day.