with respect that is not how acas have seen it or advised it. I was never paying for fuel, it was reimbursed when I or anybody else did. I haven't lost a benefit, I have however had a deduction from NMW that is the issue. IF they had paid me the full amount and I had paid fuel myself, that is acceptable and typical. acas have suggested that NMW is unable to have any amount deducted other than repayments of an advance or certain other aspects again it is deducted from our pay before it reaches us, so I do not receive minimum wage into my account. yes everybody pays to commute but THEY pay that out of their at least minimum wage.

I am aware of the DWP position regarding voluntarily leaving a job, however I start full time education in September regardless and will be seeking an apprenticeship for that course as of now.

When they employed me they were aware that I did not drive, of course with being a commercial contractor, we work at various building sites across the country some local some hundreds of miles away for various lengths of time , so all supervisors have a company van which is capable of carrying 6 people inc driver. We don't pass through the office at any time, we are picked up from near each of our homes and travel directly to site. originally each van had a fuel card, so none of the employees had anything to do with fuel. that changed all of a sudden to the boys putting money in on a rota basis and submitting the receipts to the office to be reimbursed then finally to each employee being deducted the same amount regardless of pay rate, without explanation. for example we currently have 4 people in our van, meaning 3 are liable for fuel at £60pm however our site is less than 15 mins away from our home town. We will not use anywhere near £180 of fuel. in effect my wage has been reduced to £6.30 before tax and NI. Lower than the previous NMW even. by the time I pay tax and NI my hourly rate would equate to £5.69 take home. Holiday entitlement is 28 days inc bank holidays I calculated yesterday that 04/01/2016-04/07/2016 is 26 working weeks , which at minimum holiday equals 14.5 days. I have taken three days leave myself and four bank holidays. 14.5 - 4 bank holidays - 3 days leave taken = 7.5 remaining days. Is this calculation correct? I dont want to resign however I will be looking to change career anyhow and I simply do not enjoy working with the people I work with or for anymore.

I'm 24, and was entitled to NMW from the day I joined. to clarify, I currently DO receive the NMW of £6.70, however they deduct money from this wage, which takes my wage below NMW before tax/ni also, my resignation is due to the series of mistakes on their part and the somewhat threatening stance they have taken to me exercising my rights to be paid what I am owed as well as the general feeling of being used as cheap labour, especially since being qualified I am returning to college in September to study electrical installations, so will be leaving soon regardless.

Hello. I've been with my employer just shy of 12 months, I started as an apprentice and qualified not long ago. when starting I was told I would be paid £6.50ph (NMW at that time) and would be collected and returned home by one of their vans. My position is a painter ( was apprentice, no formal change of title, other than the fact I have qualified ) I had no problems with the firm until october last year when they failed to increase my wage inline with the NMW increase to £6.70 an hour. They did eventually around christmas time 2015. I am techincally owed the missing wages , but I didn't chase it at the time. a few months ago, the company decided to deduct fuel allowances from the all employees wages of £60 per month. this of course meant my wages dropped below NMW before tax/NI there was no signed agreement , only a notice letter. they had previously allowed employees including myself to send in fuel receipts and reimburse the fuel. finally Today I have found out that they have not paid me any overtime that I have worked recently. They haven't explained when asked why. My supervisor suggests that I was in no position to bargain and I would not have a job if I start to query their decisions. I feel that I am not respected or valued as an employee,despite putting all my effort into my job. I therefore want to leave this job. however this is the first time I will have ever done this, So I am looking for advice on how best to approach this. 1. Can I reasonably request any money owed in underpayment during the time they paid £6.50 instead of £6.70? 2. Can they deduct wages taking the wage below NMW before tax and NI? If this is not allowable , can I therefore request the money be replaced to bring my wages in line with NMW? 3. I have calculated I still have at least 7.5 days holiday to take so far this year, can I ask for this to be paid with my final payment? finally , how to progress with the resignation process. can I put the above requests in with the notice to leave email? or do them separately? if they are wrongfully? denied, how would I proceed? Many thanks