Employment - vouchers

ElephantBoy57

My daughter does a sales type of job, they are paid for extra sales in Asda vouchers.

I would have thought the same amount of tax would need to be paid, so I cannot see the advantage of paying in vouchers.

I have ended up exchanging some for cash. So it's quite restrictive. But where is the advantage for the employers?

oldbikebloke

perhaps the employer buys them at a discount to face value?
Do you have a particular concern or are you just wondering?

if you have actually exchanged them for cash,then there are very specific rules covering the tax treatment because they are, as you imply, effectively no different to a pay rise and resultant tax on said higher salary 

read relevant sections from this: https: //www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-income-manual/eim16000

ElephantBoy57

oldbikebloke said:

perhaps the employer buys them at a discount to face value?
Do you have a particular concern or are you just wondering?

Just curious, because from the point of view of the employee, being forced to spend your money in one store is a negative.

Not sure of the scale of the voucher giving, but my daughter seems to get £100 per month.