Wage deductions

jpt1980

Hi, I was hoping to get some advice. I work for a security company and this week we got a letter with our payslips saying the company was going to begin deducting €5 every week from us for uniform costs, and the deduction was taken out of our wages this week. I literally haven't had so much as a new tie in 4 years. Is there anything we can do?

Spear

Moved from N&F.

Shelflife

They cant make any deductions without your approval. unless the uniform charge is included in your contract they are not legally allowed to make these deductions.

wmpdd3

They can't just invent a dedcution, quote the 'Payment of wages act 1991'

If possible print off the book in the 2nd link, it has a few examples and uniform is one.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1991/en/act/pub/0025/index.html

http://www.employmentrights.ie/en/media/paymentofwages.pdf

tenchi-fan

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/pay_and_employment/pay_slip.html

Where 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
[*]The amount of the deduction does not exceed the cost of the service
[*]The deduction takes place within 6 months of the cost occurring


Your employer is just using the opportunity to reduce your pay. Maybe they vaguely intend to replace your uniforms down the line, but they should not deduct it from your pay for the reasons high-lighted above.