Help lost work keys

Andypandyboy

Kitchen bin, I have picked stuff up and also caught up other things that were on the worktop, and more than once; glasses, potato peeler, shoe inserts....

fishfinger1

Thankyou all for the helpful replies. Ive had no joy finding the keys so its time to bite the bullet. Still would like to know where I stand in employment law terms if anybody knows

HappyMJ

fishfinger1 wrote: »

Thankyou all for the helpful replies. Ive had no joy finding the keys so its time to bite the bullet. Still would like to know where I stand in employment law terms if anybody knows

You've still got a few hours yet.

They can ask you to pay the excess from your wages as long as you still get paid minimum wages after the deduction so you need to be on higher than minimum wages for any deduction to occur and you have to agree to the deduction.

If you don't wish to pay I would suspect your employment would be in jeopardy and the loss will come out of your final pay which is probably going to come from your holiday pay owed.

You could ask about the insurance. It might cover it and £500 might be the excess. To keep premiums low they tend to have a high excess so small claims are self insured.

If you're going to suffer financial hardship then negotiate a settlement maybe £10 per week for a year which should be okay.

barbaraemmerson

okay - been here so many times..............the weather has been so changeable this last couple of weeks - did you wear a lighter jacket/cardigan the day the keys went missing............. were you going on a night out and using a different handbag - double check - even if you are sure you didn't.
Check the lining of your usual coat - they have a habit of making a hole and sliding through............did you go to the gym and leave them in your gym bag - they will turn up.................

sangie595

fishfinger1 wrote: »

Thankyou all for the helpful replies. Ive had no joy finding the keys so its time to bite the bullet. Still would like to know where I stand in employment law terms if anybody knows

Technically, unless it says they can make deductions for such things in your contract, they can't force you to pay it, and they couldn't legally make deductions from your wages. So you would have to check what your contract says. But as I said before, they might dismiss you. So you may have to suck it up and accept that it is the price for keeping your job.

ohreally

Its always in the last place you look!

missbiggles1

ohreally wrote: »

Its always in the last place you look!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

JJG

ohreally wrote: »

Its always in the last place you look!

Only because only an idiot keeps looking after they've found it.

missbiggles1

JJG wrote: »

Only because only an idiot keeps looking after they've found it.

I thought that was the joke.

barbaraemmerson

I would get a group of friends round to look in the house/car top to bottom - they will look in places you wouldn't think of where they may have dropped........or places you DEFINITELY know you didn't put them..........