deduction

[FrankHun 3]

Hi, I would like to know what circumstences is you employer allowed to deduct money from your paycheck? Is it really possible?

[zwiebelfisch 7,067]

30 minutes ago, FrankHun said:

Hi, I would like to know what circumstences is you employer allowed to deduct money from your paycheck? Is it really possible?

 

There are loads of standard deductions, for example tax etc.  You might also have an arrangement in place such as a loan where repayments are deducted or under some conditions people who leave after training have the training costs deducted.  I personally have had a situation where the company mistakenly overpaid me, and the excess was deducted from future salary payments.

 

Can you give us a more precise question about what kind of deduction you mean?

[FrankHun 3]

I mean I work in the warehouse eg. and my employer says I have made some mistakes and he is deducting small ammounts from my paycheck. Eg. Sending out 2 paletts instead of 1, Have damaged item in my order I have sent to the costumer etc. etc...

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1 hour ago, FrankHun said:

I mean I work in the warehouse eg. and my employer says I have made some mistakes and he is deducting small ammounts from my paycheck. Eg. Sending out 2 paletts instead of 1, Have damaged item in my order I have sent to the costumer etc. etc...

 

What does your employment contract say about that? 

[BayrischDude 2,073]

Warehouses are well known to have internal issues like what you describe.  It happens and an employer knows it.

Since you wrote pallet and not carton, it seems you are dealing with large shipments and not something like packaging small or medium 'Amazon' type orders.  So, my first thought is why didn't the driver confirm the number of pallets to be delivered?  The driver of the lorry carrying the pallets has numerous delivery receipts and checks before loading them on the truck or when arriving at the destination and unloads the correct number of pallets - hence no loss to the company as it was one pallet too many, it is simply returned.  If the driver did, in fact, deliver two rather than one, shame on the driver.  But you both were negligent.  If the cost or return shipment needs to be deducted, then both you and the driver split the cost.  Possibly also the warehouse supervisor for not double checking.  The warehouse supervisor should not only be enforcing the rules, but is ultimately responsible for what arrives, leaves and the inventory of the warehouse.

On to the sent damaged item.  If you damaged an item and shipped it anyway, then I find that you are negligent and something should happen.  Negligence in shipping a knowingly damaged item.  If the cost of the return shipment needs to be reimbursed, then yes, you should be held accountable.  However, a warehouse should or does have insurance to cover damages.  But those are for accidents.  Had you damaged the item and immediately made the warehouse supervisor aware, it would most like been deemed an accident and covered by either the insurance or simply written off.  But to place it on a pallet knowing it was damaged, had it delivered and then the item was returned?  Then you should be held accountable for shipment and return.  Why both?  Because due to your error, a driver has to make two trips to the customer rather than one.

Now, whether or not these two instances can be deducted from your pay legally I cannot say.  Your negligence has cost the company some money.  What would be interesting to know is if the company is 'double-dipping'.  They are taking funds from you, but are they also making a claim to their insurance on the damaged item?  Or did they return the item to the manufacturer as 'received damaged'?  Either scenario is 100% illegal as it constitutes fraud.