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  • 07-06-2009 2:39pm
    #1
    Zane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi All

    I currently work in a local Post Office but recently in work I made an error which resulted in my cash till be €300 under at the end of the day. Its happened to a few other empolyees in the past just due to human error like myself. As far as I know everyone has been made pay any difference owed. Im really not in a good position with finances so cant afford to pay this altought I have paid a couple of times before. Just wondering is this legal by my employer!? Any advice would be great.

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    It may depend on your contract. Do you have a written contract?

    Most retail and financial outlets would set a limit of about €5 per shift, being out by €300 is a lot.

    Is there video of where you went wrong? Are you certain you got the correct amount at the start of the day?

    If you are feeling hard done by, feel free to talk to a solicitor or union.


  • #3
    Zane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Zane


    No i dont have a written contract i got the job through a friend, iv been ther nearly 2 years now.

    Now the video is crap in the office it cant make out much, as for my float it would have been what i had closed up wit the night before and i had belanced the night before.

    Would they be able to say if it was legal or not?


  • #4
    skyhighflyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭skyhighflyer


    From citizensinformation.ie:

    **NOT LEGAL ADVICE ON MY PART**
    Information

    The Payment of Wages Act 1991 gives all employees in Ireland a right to a pay slip which will show the gross wage and details of all deductions. A pay slip is essentially a statement in writing from the employer to the employee that outlines the total pay before tax and all details of any deductions from pay. Your right to a pay slip is set down in Section 4 of this Act.
    Deductions from pay

    An employer may not make deductions from your wages unless:

    * They are required by law, for example, tax (PAYE) and social insurance (PRSI),
    * They are provided for in the contract of employment, for example occupational pension contributions.
    * They are made with your written consent, for example, trade union subscriptions
    * They are to recover an overpayment of wages or expenses
    * They are required by a court order, for example, an attachment of earnings order in a family law case
    * They arise due to your being on strike

    Where your employer suffers loss through your fault, for example breakages or till shortages or your employer supplies a service as part of the job, for example, a uniform, deductions may be allowed but only where:

    * They are allowed for in your contract
    * They are fair and reasonable
    * You have received a written notice of the deduction - a full week's notice if the deduction arises from your mistake
    * The amount of the deduction does not exceed the loss or cost of the service
    * The deduction takes place within 6 months of the loss/cost occurring


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