Deducting money from my salary.

hundredk

tandraig wrote: »

what does it actually cost if you accidentally put unleaded in diesel van?

Some mechanic may explain better but I think misfuelling petrol in a diesel vehicle is worse than the other way round because of bleeding and pressurising the fuel system. So there's the labour for this, plus the cost for the wrong fuel, plus disposal of the wrong fuel (which is contaminated waste), plus the downtime for the company vehicle and staff. £220 sounds very fair for all this.

hundredk

sb13579 wrote: »

what a set of !!!!!!!s. if they do take the money make sure you revise your contract and see if they can. after this work as slowly as you can within reason, become a total pain in there bottoms. as long as its within the contract. do NO favours. NO overtime. just do exactly what your contract says and nothing more. never cover sick days. i hate upper management that do this. are you in a union? join one.

[STRIKE]troll[/STRIKE] Just the way forward in the current economic climate.:rolleyes: Are you canvassing TU membership?

sb13579

hundredk wrote: »

[STRIKE]troll[/STRIKE] Just the way forward in the current economic climate.:rolleyes: Are you canvassing TU membership?

nope i work for royal mail but this economic climate was created by greedy uppermanagement. greedy bankers. and greedy politicians. this guy made one mistake. he gets low pay. and i feel sorry for him. the company shouldnt deduct his pay. especially in this economic climate. everybody makes mistakes even greedy uppermanagement. i bet they dont get their pays deducted if they make a mistake.

dacouch

Zazen999 wrote: »

Just because an answer isn't in agreement with the OP's needs; doesn't make it nasty.

And contrary to popular opinion; if the incorrect fuel is put into an engine, it can be a costly mistake to rectify....certainly alot more than £200. Which is why the £200 probably relates to the excess on the insurance rather than the cost of the actual work itself.

It depends if the engine was run or he noticed it before diesel got into the engine. If it was noticed before it got to the engine you can get the diesel out and flush it and it does not cause a problem. If you turn the key it normally does more damage than £200.

Not many Insurance policies will pay for miss fueling a vehicle

Zazen999

dacouch wrote: »

It depends if the engine was run or he noticed it before diesel got into the engine. If it was noticed before it got to the engine you can get the diesel out and flush it and it does not cause a problem. If you turn the key it normally does more damage than £200.

Not many Insurance policies will pay for miss fueling a vehicle

This happened to someone I worked with about 15 years ago; it cost at least £500 to put right back then; and the insurance paid for it, and the person involved paid the excess.

saint1d

hundredk wrote: »

If everyone posted what you wanted to hear rather than advice about your situation that would not be particularly helpful. Sometimes advice can be that the other party is right.

I made the comment about the van driver as a comparison, not to state it was your vocation or demean van drivers in any way. This comparison was defending your point that anyone can make a mistake.

I would agree that most likely the nurse wouldn't be expected to pay if they mis-fuelled but that's not relevant to your original query because it's a different employer with different T&C's and no document signed to say they accept such liability.

The bit in green was another mistake, oversight, misconception, call it what you will but it does entitle the employer to seek recovery of costs that are down to negligence.

Beating the employer up about other problems doesn't change this one.

I agree beating up my employer doesnt change things, I really didnt want to get into so much detail, but felt people should understand why I feel so aggrivated. Sorry if I misinterpreted your response.

saint1d

dacouch wrote: »

It depends if the engine was run or he noticed it before diesel got into the engine. If it was noticed before it got to the engine you can get the diesel out and flush it and it does not cause a problem. If you turn the key it normally does more damage than £200.

Not many Insurance policies will pay for miss fueling a vehicle

I realised within a couple hundered metres of the garage. The fuel was drained and a new filter fitted. The total cost of repair was £160, the cost of the fuel was £60. Policy excess is £500.

This is fairly irrelevent, however it does highlight a concern I have. What happens if I, or a co-worker damages a piece of equipment worth in excess of say £10,000 ? I kow the excess on the public liability policy is something like £3,000. To take that out of someone's wages is crippling.

saint1d

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

So that all your fellow workers will be out of a job.....nice!

They are also looking for new employment. All of us will be advising the people who are being de-frauded.

saint1d

Also I'd just like to add...

I dont mind paying for the mistake, but it would be nice to be asked rather than being threatened/having it forced upon me.

juliescot

saint1d wrote: »

Also I'd just like to add...

I dont mind paying for the mistake, but it would be nice to be asked rather than being threatened/having it forced upon me.

I think this is the point - your employer may feel that at the meeting you attended you were effectively "asked" and by signing a piece of paper "agreed" to it.