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i am employed,paye or whatever they call it these days, a few weeks ago i went to do a job,it involves drilling a hole into the ground and taking soil samples,the drill hit a metal object underground,the area had been scanned by a specialist earlier and nothing noticed.
the drill became stuck,we had to abandon the job and come back the next day to recover said drill.
as a result company didnt get paid for the day we got stuck.
boss now tells me that they are taking that lost day and the day we went back to recover the drill from my last months wages,and ive paid tax on said wages.
can they do that?
the drill became stuck,we had to abandon the job and come back the next day to recover said drill.
as a result company didnt get paid for the day we got stuck.
boss now tells me that they are taking that lost day and the day we went back to recover the drill from my last months wages,and ive paid tax on said wages.
can they do that?
the whole poiont here is you are not in business and should not be held responsible (certainly financially) for any problems arrising. If your work was not up to the expexted standard then your boss can only go down a disciplinary route to ultimatly fire you if you're not up to the job.
He is in busines and therefore has the financial risk!!
If you had done the job in half a day and then gone home would that have been ok by him??!!
He is in busines and therefore has the financial risk!!
If you had done the job in half a day and then gone home would that have been ok by him??!!
theconrodkid said:
dont have a c of e and wasnt our fault it went pear shaped,just bad luck really,ill have a pop this morning.cheers chaps.
You should be fine. Either he's trying it on, or you will have to pursue the avenue of the Employment Tribunal for an "Unlawful Deduction of Wages"
RichBurley said:
theconrodkid said:
dont have a c of e and wasnt our fault it went pear shaped,just bad luck really,ill have a pop this morning.cheers chaps.
You should be fine. Either he's trying it on, or you will have to pursue the avenue of the Employment Tribunal for an "Unlawful Deduction of Wages"
Who will ask to see your terms and conditions of employment, which you should have.
From the ACAS website:
Employers must give employees a written statement of the main particulars of employment within two months of the beginning of the employment. It should include, among other things, details of pay, hours, holidays, notice period and an additional note on disciplinary and grievance procedures.
tis a small co,everyone is related/knows everyone else so its not a matter of telling them to stuff it,i socialise with 2 of them,1 being a boss man.
and no i couldnt have done another job that day,spent half the day trying to recover the drill bit and half the next day pulling it out with some jacks.
we have spoken and "its being looked into"
and no i couldnt have done another job that day,spent half the day trying to recover the drill bit and half the next day pulling it out with some jacks.
we have spoken and "its being looked into"
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