They took WHAT !!!! ??

A workmate of mine has had , in the last two months, 拢375.00 deducted from his wages. The first 拢125.00 was to cover the cost of repairs to a damaged ceiling which was caused by a wormate who he was paired with at the time. He was deducted the same amount. The total cost being 拢250.00 . The other 拢250.00 deducted from his wages was to pay the companys vehicle insurance excess for an accident he was involved in which admittedly was his fault. This was done without his prior knowledge or consent. Are companies allowed to do all this. ?

What can be deducted from your pay?
Your employer is not allowed to make a deduction from your pay unless:

your contract says they can - and your employer has given you a written copy of the part of the contract which says so, or a written explanation of it, before making the deduction
it is required or authorised by law, such as income tax, national insurance or student loan repayments
you have agreed in writing to a deduction before the conduct takes place for which your employer proposes to make a deduction
If you were overpaid on a previous occasion then these rules do not apply. Your employer will often be allowed to recover the overpayment. You should speak to a lawyer, an Acas advisor (Labour Relations Agency in Northern Ireland) or a Citizens Advice Bureau advisor for more information about how and when you might be able to prevent your employer from taking back an overpayment.

Other situations where the rules don't apply include if you took part in industrial action or if a deduction is made under a court order. Whatever the situation, your employer must still comply with the terms of your contract.

If you haven't been paid at all, this counts as a deduction from your pay of all the pay due to you.

The right to protection from unauthorised deductions from pay covers anyone who is classed as a worker. 'Worker' has a specific legal meaning - check if you are unsure of you employment status.

By law, your employer must give you a written 'pay statement' - usually called a 'payslip' - when or before you are paid your wages. It must include your gross pay, take-home pay and any deductions.

Deductions that change (for example, Income Tax payments) must be individually listed each time. Fixed deductions (for example, trade union subscriptions) can be shown as one combined total provided you have been given an annual statement showing how that total breaks down. The annual statement must set out the amount of each fixed deduction and the intervals at which the amount is paid.

Additional information might be included on your pay slip, including your National Insurance Number, tax codes and hourly rate. Also, payments like overtime, tips, bonuses etc might be shown separately. However, none of this information is required to be on your payslip.

If you haven't received a payslip then you should first try following the steps set out in the article on resolving problems at work. If that doesn't help then you can apply to an Employment Tribunal (Industrial Tribunal in Northern Ireland).

What to do if you haven't been paid in full
If you haven't received your full pay (or any pay) try these simple steps:

Check your payslip to see if it tells you why you haven't been fully paid
Check your contract to see if there is anything that allows your employer to make deductions from your pay
Speak to your employer to see if you can sort the problem out with them
If you have an employee representative (for example, a trade union official) you can ask for their help.
If this doesn't work, you have the right to go to an Employment Tribunal to get your money. You can also try and reclaim money you've lost (including the extra losses caused by you not receiving the money on time, for example, bank charges) by making a breach of contract claim.

Leaving your job
If you are forced to resign as a result of your employer refusing to pay you, you might be able to make a constructive dismissal claim.

If you leave a job and serve an agreed notice period, you're still entitled to be paid in full. This includes any additional payments, such as holiday pay, that are covered in your contract of employment.

If during the notice period you are on maternity, paternity, parental or adoption leave, off work through illness or on holiday, or you're ready and willing to work but your employer provides you with none, you may still be entitled to a minimum level of pay.

he sounds like a friggin night mare!! your mate. but no they are not. its completely illegal.

If they do this, it should be stated in the company's policy. Look in the employee handbook (or where ever they store the company policies) to see if this is stated somewhere.

To me, the damaged ceiling seems to be not right. If someone caused the damage, he should be the one to pay. For the accident, though, if he was at fault, I would say he is lucky that they don't make him pay for all the damage.

The company should be insured for this so should come out of their insurance.!

They are not allowed to take any money from his wages without his prior consent. I can't understand why they haven't claimed on their insurance.

unless stated in contract no

ABSOLUTELY NOT!.