Empoyer sues employees for unlawful deductions in wages

[sleepz]

Not sure really, but this might be interesting to someone out there.

 

The Evening Times in Glasgow today ran a story about an employee suiuing his employers for unlawfully deducting Mobile Phone fees from his wages without his permission.

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5055637.html

 

" A FIRM which deducted more than £700 from an employee's wages to cover mobile phone costs, has been told to pay it back.

Muir Morrison Ltd of Glasgow's Broomloan Road was ordered to return the cash to plumber Cameron Muir by an employment tribunal.

In a written judgement on Lanarkshire plumber Cameron Muir's claim, it was stated that because the company did not have his written consent to the deductions, the cash should not have been withheld from his wages.

The tribunal hearing had earlier heard that Mr Muir of Ladywell Road, Motherwell, had resigned from his job following a break down in his relationship with James Muir, a director of the company to whom he is distantly related.

In the lead up to his resignation Mr Muir, who had worked for the company for six years, had noticed that "significant deductions" were being made from his wages.

These included £712 in calls from the mobile phone that the company had supplied him with.

Although Mr Muir agreed that a "significant proportion" of the calls were not related to his employment, and had been made at the weekend and while he was on holiday abroad, neither he nor the company had been able to come up with precise figures.

The company was also ordered to reimburse Mr Muir for unauthorised deductions for safety boots, a hard hat and a set of overalls as he had not given written consent. "

[Eduin]

Yep, there is a principle that wages are sacrosanct and this precludes employers from making any deductions. About 15 years ago I worked for someone for a brief time and had a company car, it sustained some minor damage which the employer tried to deduct from my earnings. Took him to Small Claims and successfully recovered the money due.

 

Regards,

Eduin

[patdavies]

 

The company was also ordered to reimburse Mr Muir for unauthorised deductions for safety boots, a hard hat and a set of overalls as he had not given written consent. "

 

Never mind financial law, it is a requirement of the Health & Safety at Work Etc. Act that personal protective equipment must be supplied foc by the employer.

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Empoyer sues employees for unlawful deductions in wages

 

Didn't think that made any sense - read the article and I see it's the other way around! Too Early in the morning to by playing tricks on my braind!