Can My Boss Take Money From My Wages?

Question

A Collegue Charged A Customer The Wrong Amount On His Credit Card But Put It Through The Till What It Should Have Been. I Did Not Spot The Error And We Cannot Put It Through On His Card As He Is Not About And Can't Trace Him. My Boss Wants Us To Pay For It Out Of Our Wages. Can He Do This As It Was A Genuine Mistake.

Answer 1

no he cant, this will b breakin the law! if he does then you can prob take him 2 court ova this (in the UK anyway)

Answer 2

As you may be able to tell from the wide variety of "yes"es, "no"s, "maybe"s and "absolutely not"s, the answers you're getting here are useless. It depends on your local laws, and perhaps on the terms of your employment. You need to contact your local department of labor to get an answer rather than just a guess.

If this practice is legal in your locality under some circumstances (IE depending on the terms of your employment) even the local DoL will not likely be able to give you an answer, but if it's only a question of the law they should be able to help.

If other factors come into it you would need to contact your company's human resources department (assuming you trust them to tell you the truth) or an attorney.

Answer 3

Well as it was negligence on your colleagues behalf I dont see why you're being made responsible for it - but ultimately yes your employer can gain this money back through the negligent party.
You can of course challenge him to this through a small claims court depending on the amount in question.
Whilst most employers realise that these mistakes are made and overlook them - you seem to have an exceptionaly mean boss! xx

Answer 4

Absolutely not. He can not deduct pay for errors made whilst working. His job as a manager is to rectify that kind of problem (easily done by contacting the customer undercharged), not to punish staff illegally. He doesn't have a leg to stand on legally unless such compensation clauses were written into your contract.

Answer 5

UK interpretation follows: If it's contractual (i.e. there is something in your contract that allows your employer to take this action) then it is likely to be acceptbale.

However there is legislation that specifies what deductions are allowed from wages (possibly the Employment Act) which may help your case. Best thing for you to do is ring ACAS (08457 474747) or visit their website (http://www.acas.org.uk/) who can give you a much more detailed answer.

Answer 6

if you have signed a contract of employment that states that all errors of this nature will be deducted from your wages,then your employer is within the law.if on the other hand you do not have a contract of employment, then your employer must state this fact in writing and give it to all employees at the start of their employment with the company. if theres nothing down on paper referring to this matter then no they can`t deduct monies from an employees wages. its unlawful.

Answer 7

Don't know the legalities, but I should hope that he cannot take the money back from your wages.
I'm sure that most companies would have some sort of insurance, or allow for a certain amount of losses per annum.
Good luck!

Answer 8

Absolutely Not! Check in your employee handbook. Most jobs, if not all, explain how it is not acceptable to make or allow any employee to replace deposits or cash shortages with their own money. That includes earned wages, even if you have not received the money.

Answer 9

Your boss should just put up with it companies always spend money on things they don't need so what is the problem.

Answer 10

Hi,if you like your job I would pay up.Then in future be more carefull,im not having a dig has I have done the same mistake.

Answer 11

Where Do You Work?