Wage Deductions

The employer may deduct the following from the employee's wage: -

• Tax and National Insurance Contributions
• Deductions ordered by the court
• Sums previously agreed with the employee
• Repayment of Student Loans

If an employer makes a deduction from an employee's wage in one of the following ways the employee will be able to make a claim to the Tribunal. He/she must submit the claim within 3 months of the deduction:

• The payment is late
• The employer does not make a paymen
• The employer makes irregular payments
• The employer does not make a payment of the agreed sum
• The employer fails to pay holiday pay or statutory sick pay etc
• The employer has not included Working Tax Credit.
• The employer fails to pay an agreed bonus or commission

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