Wage deductions

Shellpete10

Hi I'm new to this so be gentle. My husband handed in his notice at his job and worked his notice, payday can 2 weeks later and the wageslip had lots of deductions. Deductions of £1300!! These deductions for a broken iPad that was not seen, a call out charge for a vehicle (hubby is hgv driver) and a training course! None of these were explained to him. Can someone help me out to if this is legal as what I had read up tells me it's not. Do I have a case for small claims court?
Thanks

sangie595

Not yet you don't. We can't tell you whether these are lawful deductions or not. You have to go back to the employer first and ask what these deductions are for, and on what authority they are made. Not just the items, but how costs have been calculated. For most deductions of this sort, there would need to be an authority given in his contract of employment. For training deductions, there must be a training agreement in place that explains the costs and the process of reclaiming costs.

These may not be lawful deductions - but equally they could be entirely lawful, so whatever you have been reading, you only read one side of the story!

patman99

Does your husband still have the contract of employment from this employer?. If not, can he get hold of one from a former workmate?.

The key to what may and may not be legally deducted from his wages.
I.E. if the contract makes no mention of repaying training costs, they cannot deduct these from his wages.

The devil is in the detail.

montyrebel

tell him to read over his contract to see if he has signed and agreed to these deductions being made

bugslet

And I'm confused about the call out charge for a vehicle - how on earth would that be your OHs fault?

Daveahare99

It sounds very strange to me. Just on the basis your husband was'nt aware of these deductions. Ipad's and call out charges sound very wide-ranging to me even if they are that specific in his contract (which they probably are not).

If he's a permanent employee I don't see how they could charge for situations and kit that come with the job and are needed to do the job.

Unless he's a contractor in which case there are all sorts of weird and wonderful clauses.

Hope it helps. Good Luck