There was an instance a few weeks back when I noticed an error on my payslip. I notice they had overpaid me by 4 hours. I had taken half a day off during the cut-off date and I assumed they had presumed that I had ben working the whole day and paid me for the vacation time (4 hours) I filed. I also noticed that they underpaid me for our Sunday premium. We get an extra 20% in pay when we work on Sundays. I weighed the options. It seemed illogical for me to raise a complaint. I mean, if they adjusted the errors they made, I would be giving up 4 hours worth approximately Php 200.00 to get Php 80.00 in additional pay. My honest, moral side won the debate.

I talked to my super and submitted my payslip for scrutiny.

When he came back, he gave me surprising news. I had forgotten that there was a holiday included in the pay period that I was contesting. I was over paid by 4 hours but a holiday was omitted. So, it turned out that I had actually been underpaid 4 hours because they forgot to include the extra holiday pay in my payslip. So the payroll guys suggested they just offset the 4 hours and pay me the additional 4 hours they owe me on the next payday. Hehehe... Goes to tell you that honest intentions do pay off. In the end it, pays to be an honest sucker.

Now here's another story for all of you do-gooders out there. [found via Yuga's blog]