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Dear Bro Ram , is it Cleaner got a good deal here
the deal = 5 mths x 1/3 remission for good conduct = 3.333 mths
take S$54,000 divide by 3.333 mths = S$16,200/-
Conclusion pay is S$16k per mth .
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Cleaner paid $54,500 by mistake14 Dec 11
Title: Cleaner paid $54,500 by mistake
Source: Straits Times
Author: By Elena Chong
A MAN was given a cheque for $54,500 - instead of $545 - by his employer when he resigned from his job as a cleaner.
Ng Leong Chuan, 30, who kept mum about the mistake, went on to bank in the cheque and withdraw $53,955, spending all of it.
Yesterday, he was jailed for five months after he admitted dishonestly misappropriating $53,955 belonging to Madam Ng Lay Ha, 41, on Sept 6 last year.
She is a co-owner of Song Huat Catering & Supplier, which runs a coffee shop in Toa Payoh Central.
The court heard that Ng went to the company's office that day to collect his final pay cheque after his resignation.
He was supposed to get a cheque for $755, but was entitled to only $545 after deductions.
Madam Ng instructed her clerk to issue a cheque for $545.
The clerk, who used a cheque-printing machine, mistakenly keyed in $54,500. Madam Ng signed the cheque without realising the error and gave it to Ng.
He kept quiet about the mistake.
He went to the POSB branch at Toa Payoh Hub and deposited the cheque into his DBS Bank savings account.
He claimed he had spent all the $53,955 withdrawn.
A police report was made in January.
Senior District Judge See Kee Oon said that if Ng had made any restitution or tried to do so, the sentence would have been lighter.
Ng said in mitigation that he was earning $800 a month as a cleaner and supporting his mother.
He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined.
When contacted, Madam Ng's husband, Mr Guay Kim Hua, 47, who is co-owner of the company, said he had asked Ng about the cheque after the mistake was discovered.
'We waited for six months trying to recover the money but our calls and visits to his place were unsuccessful,' he said.
The clerk who made the mistake resigned in September last year.
'Now we are taking extra precautions by ensuring that some cheques are signed by two parties. My wife cannot read English so I have to help her double-check,' said Mr Guay.
'In the past, because we had a huge stack of cheques to clear, she usually just signed them, but now we make sure we check the company's name and amount.'
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It's not finders keepers
TAKING something that does not belong to you could land you in trouble with the law.
Lawyer Ramesh Tiwary said if a person receives money that he is not entitled to, he is legally bound to report it.
'If you find $1,000 on the road, you are duty-bound to return it to the police. Obviously nobody threw away the $1,000,' he said.
But if you don't know that money you are not entitled to has been credited into your account, then you are not liable until you discover it.
Mr Tiwary said that under the law, the moment anyone finds out that this has happened, they should inform the bank.
If they know, and keep the money for their own use, then it is misappropriation.
Another lawyer, Mr Lee Teck Leng, said that if someone were to find something such as a mobile phone, wallet or a bag, retaining the item would lead to an offence of criminal misappropriation.
He said Ng Leong Chuan crossed the line when he realised that it was an excessive amount but proceeded to deposit the cheque into his account.
It is not a case of finders keepers, he added.
Mr Tiwary said failure to make restitution is an aggravating feature taken into account in sentencing.
Dear Bro Ram , is it Cleaner got a good deal here
the deal = 5 mths x 1/3 remission for good conduct = 3.333 mths
take S$54,000 divide by 3.333 mths = S$16,200/-
Conclusion pay is S$16k per mth .
.
Cleaner paid $54,500 by mistake14 Dec 11
Title: Cleaner paid $54,500 by mistake
Source: Straits Times
Author: By Elena Chong
A MAN was given a cheque for $54,500 - instead of $545 - by his employer when he resigned from his job as a cleaner.
Ng Leong Chuan, 30, who kept mum about the mistake, went on to bank in the cheque and withdraw $53,955, spending all of it.
Yesterday, he was jailed for five months after he admitted dishonestly misappropriating $53,955 belonging to Madam Ng Lay Ha, 41, on Sept 6 last year.
She is a co-owner of Song Huat Catering & Supplier, which runs a coffee shop in Toa Payoh Central.
The court heard that Ng went to the company's office that day to collect his final pay cheque after his resignation.
He was supposed to get a cheque for $755, but was entitled to only $545 after deductions.
Madam Ng instructed her clerk to issue a cheque for $545.
The clerk, who used a cheque-printing machine, mistakenly keyed in $54,500. Madam Ng signed the cheque without realising the error and gave it to Ng.
He kept quiet about the mistake.
He went to the POSB branch at Toa Payoh Hub and deposited the cheque into his DBS Bank savings account.
He claimed he had spent all the $53,955 withdrawn.
A police report was made in January.
Senior District Judge See Kee Oon said that if Ng had made any restitution or tried to do so, the sentence would have been lighter.
Ng said in mitigation that he was earning $800 a month as a cleaner and supporting his mother.
He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined.
When contacted, Madam Ng's husband, Mr Guay Kim Hua, 47, who is co-owner of the company, said he had asked Ng about the cheque after the mistake was discovered.
'We waited for six months trying to recover the money but our calls and visits to his place were unsuccessful,' he said.
The clerk who made the mistake resigned in September last year.
'Now we are taking extra precautions by ensuring that some cheques are signed by two parties. My wife cannot read English so I have to help her double-check,' said Mr Guay.
'In the past, because we had a huge stack of cheques to clear, she usually just signed them, but now we make sure we check the company's name and amount.'
[email protected]
It's not finders keepers
TAKING something that does not belong to you could land you in trouble with the law.
Lawyer Ramesh Tiwary said if a person receives money that he is not entitled to, he is legally bound to report it.
'If you find $1,000 on the road, you are duty-bound to return it to the police. Obviously nobody threw away the $1,000,' he said.
But if you don't know that money you are not entitled to has been credited into your account, then you are not liable until you discover it.
Mr Tiwary said that under the law, the moment anyone finds out that this has happened, they should inform the bank.
If they know, and keep the money for their own use, then it is misappropriation.
Another lawyer, Mr Lee Teck Leng, said that if someone were to find something such as a mobile phone, wallet or a bag, retaining the item would lead to an offence of criminal misappropriation.
He said Ng Leong Chuan crossed the line when he realised that it was an excessive amount but proceeded to deposit the cheque into his account.
It is not a case of finders keepers, he added.
Mr Tiwary said failure to make restitution is an aggravating feature taken into account in sentencing.
