Bad Workmanship, Penalties For-Birth Certificates
Key points It is unusual nowadays for an employer to dock an employee's wages or salary because of accidental damage to property or goods. In any event, an employer 's right to do so is strictly regulated by Part II (Protection of Wages ) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Save for deductions in respect of income tax (PAYE) and National Insurance contributions (and other exceptions), an employer does not have the legal right to deduct money from an employee's wages or salary (or demand any payment) without that employee's express consent. If an employer wishes to deduct monies (or demand a payment from an employee) for bad workmanship: his (or her) right to do so and the reason for making that deduction must be clearly laid down in the employee's contract of employment (a copy of which must have previously been supplied to the employee before the incident that prompted the making of that deduction); alternatively, the employee must have previous...