Student: Accidentally put in 4 extra hours in my pay hour sheet (so my biweekly shows 44 hrs instead of the allowed 40hrs).

[Jalal Asif]

So I mistakenly put in the wrong hours and added 4 extra hours where they don’t belong (I work three days with 8/8/4 hrs split, but I put 8/8/6 hrs by mistake).
I’ve informed my employer that it was a mistake, but I’m wondering if that’s going to show up for when I apply for PR.
I can have my manager draw up a letter confirming it was a mistake but I want to make sure I know where I stand.
Any thoughts?

TLDR: I worked 20 hours/week (did not break the law) but accidentally put in 6hra where it should have been 4 hrs - and now on my pay statement the pay is for 44 hrs instead of 40 hrs ((8+8+6)*2). To be clear - I have not, and nor did I intend to break my study permit work limits (which is 20 hrs/week). I can ask my manager to draw up a letter explaining that this was an error and my actual hours did not exceed.

I don't want to lose my student status over this - any thoughts?

 

[andrews17]

Was your pay stub generated with the 44 hours in two weeks?

 

[Jalal Asif]

Was your pay stub generated with the 44 hours in two weeks?

Hey! Thanks for responding. And yes, it was generated today, which is when I noted it.

 

[andrews17]

I believe that if you get those 4 extra hours deducted from your next paystub, it would be easy to explain the mistake.

 

[Jalal Asif]

I believe that if you get those 4 extra hours deducted from your next paystub, it would be easy to explain the mistake.

Yes, I’ve already done that - subtracted 4 hrs from on present time sheets. I can acquire my employers affidavit on the matter clarifying that I worked 20hrs and not further.

Soooo….this should be ok, right? As I didn’t actually break any laws and it was mostly an entry error. I just wanna avoid a removal….

 

[olayiwolasam]

If it is a one-time incident, then don't worry about it. It is an honest mistake.

 

[Jalal Asif]

If it is a one-time incident, then don't worry about it. It is an honest mistake.

I really hope so! Thanks for the reassurance bud