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[West Country Shrimper]

Well I checked my bank account this morning and to my suprise, I hadn't been paid. Went into the store and had a word with the Personnel, Wages and Store Manager. The latter tried to make me look like a right fool as the situation was that I had to pay back what Tesco's paid me 2 months worth of wages even though I wasnt working there. Last month I agreed to pay back some of my wages, but the Store Manager now has other ideas.

Ive just had my whole of the month of May's wages taken off me. I now have no money for the Summer Ball tommoz or my Birthday on Monday.

I'm far from a happy bunny, i'm $%&*ing upset about it.

 

[Shrimper_JH]

Wa**ers!!!

You ought to speak to someone like the CAB, as surely that can't take a whole months wages off you without your permission?

 

[West Country Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Shrimper_JH @ June 17 2005,14:00)]Wa**ers!!!

You ought to speak to someone like the CAB, as surely that can't take a whole months wages off you without your permission?

I said I wanted £50 to last me the weekend, but he wouldnt let me cos it was company's money.

So I had to give the cheque over even though I didnt want to. I'm really annoyed and Im not going to work tonight either.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (Shrimper_JH @ June 17 2005,14:00)]Wa**ers!!!

You ought to speak to someone like the CAB, as surely that can't take a whole months wages off you without your permission?

Thats a very good idea.

There are only a few defined circumstances where employers are allowed to make deductions from wages. Unfortunately I can only remember the situation is under HK law and not the English equivalent.

 

[grayhound]

My mate used to work there they messed up his pay and he had to wait a whole month

 

[C C Csiders]

For some time I have refused to shop there. I HATE Tesco, they are an absolute disgrace.

Nothing to do with the reason I boycott the store but two instances of their food bring back nasty reminders to me.

1. A slither of glass within a tub of ricotta cheese I used to make a lasagne. I bit into it and heard a crunch, thought it was a crunchy bit on the lasagne until blood dripped onto my trousers, and hey presto! lacerated tongue

2. Dead bug (about 3 inches long) within a bag of salad. Mmmm nice

 

[West Country Shrimper]

Funny thing about this one though, Cheltenham 2 store, just so you all know, is that they are so far up their own arse to make any effort with new people (I'm not the only one to think this), hence the reason i'm only mates with about 8 people. I defintely wont be coming back to this Tesco's again.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I rarely shop at Tescos because if you aren't wearing a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a football shirt or fleece jacket you look completely over-dressed.

 

[chadded]

Parkwood leisure, Creating leisure whatever. Still owe me about £70 from the summer, and thought becasue I was going away for a while I wouldn't chase it up. I still walk in and use their facilities, just refuse to pay.

 

[Upminster Blue]

Quote[/b] (Hong Kong Blue @ June 17 2005,14:08)]There are only a few defined circumstances where employers are allowed to make deductions from wages. Unfortunately I can only remember the situation is under HK law and not the English equivalent.

Also applies under UK law. Deductions cannot be made without your express consent (presumably in writing) apart from a few exceptions such as tax and NI.

For example, in my line of work you can't enrol an employee in a pension scheme and start deducting pension contributions without their permission (although to get round this you can make joining the scheme a condition of the contract of employment).

 

[West Country Shrimper]

Thing is with all this, I havent signed anything, like a form etc about all this happening. I have no payslips either showing how much I got paid each month I wasnt working there. Sounds odd, but I prob need those for tax purposes.

 

[Upminster Blue]

Quote[/b] (West Country Shrimper @ June 17 2005,21:14)]Thing is with all this, I havent signed anything, like a form etc about all this happening. I have no payslips either showing how much I got paid each month I wasnt working there. Sounds odd, but I prob need those for tax purposes.

Sounds very odd. Would expect you to have received payslips while you have been there. Even if you do not pay tax (as a tax dodging student

) you should probably be paying a small bit of NI (which does get you some benefits - entitlement to a State pension for a start).

As for not signing anything in relation to the deductions, this just doesn't sound right at all. They should have got you to sign something agreeing to the deductions before they made them (unless they are allowed to make them under your contract of employment although I asume you don't have a contract as if you did you'd probably be receiving payslips).

I would be inclined to take this further. Talk to Citizen's Advice or do you have a friendly union rep (even if you are not a member he should be able to give you some pointers)?

By the way, what are these deductions for?

 

[West Country Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Upminster Blue @ June 17 2005,22:06)]

Quote[/b] (West Country Shrimper @ June 17 2005,21:14)]Thing is with all this, I havent signed anything, like a form etc about all this happening. I have no payslips either showing how much I got paid each month I wasnt working there. Sounds odd, but I prob need those for tax purposes.

Sounds very odd. Would expect you to have received payslips while you have been there. Even if you do not pay tax (as a tax dodging student

) you should probably be paying a small bit of NI (which does get you some benefits - entitlement to a State pension for a start).

As for not signing anything in relation to the deductions, this just doesn't sound right at all. They should have got you to sign something agreeing to the deductions before they made them (unless they are allowed to make them under your contract of employment although I asume you don't have a contract as if you did you'd probably be receiving payslips).

I would be inclined to take this further. Talk to Citizen's Advice or do you have a friendly union rep (even if you are not a member he should be able to give you some pointers)?

By the way, what are these deductions for?

Deductions are for when they paid me when I wasnt working at the company. They knew I wasnt going back after xmas, yet still paid me. So I owed them money. They're meant to pay people when you clock in and out at shifts, obviously not at this store.

At the Pitsea store, which is my base store, until this summer where i'll be working in Romford for 2 months, a union rep there said that a) they cant do this and b) write to the store manager and head office and complain. They can only take money off me, IF I agree this. I agree to about £100 per month, but not nearly £300 which the store manager took off me today even though I was very angry and had a go at him about. Can't really moan to the Store Manager about it, because he's now in on it.

Oh and with the tax, I pay nothing

but they dont deduct me any NI, which I find a bit odd. I think the most i've ever paid in one month NI was about 11p

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (West Country Shrimper @ June 17 2005,23:44)]Deductions are for when they paid me when I wasnt working at the company. They knew I wasnt going back after xmas, yet still paid me. So I owed them money.

I can't see the problem here. They paid you when you weren't working there and one assumes that you spent the money regardless, even though you knew it was a mistake? I can't see how you can cry unfair about this. Surely if they overpaid you then you would have had far more money in your account that you budgeted for and therefore could've just hand the money back. Or don't you check your statements?

 

[Guest]

Got a point

 

[West Country Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Xàbia Shrimper @ June 18 2005,10:17)]

Quote[/b] (West Country Shrimper @ June 17 2005,23:44)]Deductions are for when they paid me when I wasnt working at the company. They knew I wasnt going back after xmas, yet still paid me. So I owed them money.

I can't see the problem here. They paid you when you weren't working there and one assumes that you spent the money regardless, even though you knew it was a mistake? I can't see how you can cry unfair about this. Surely if they overpaid you then you would have had far more money in your account that you budgeted for and therefore could've just hand the money back. Or don't you check your statements?

They can't take ALL my wages in one go though. It's not what we agreed to.

I had another job at the time when they were still paying me, so I assumed the money was coming from there, as it didnt show up what company the money was from on my statements.

 

[Upminster Blue]

Morally you may well be on thin ground but what matters is the legal position. If you agreed in writing to £100 per month and they've taken £300 then they are clearly in breach of that agreement.

 

[Shrimper_JH]

Like i said before probably best to get see the CAB, to find out where you stand, and see if anything can be done!!

 

[Guest]

Whatever the morality of it is, the whole thing stinks. JS once tried to take money off me when they claimed I'd had too much holiday, I consulted my union rep at the time and they said that JS had no right to do so as it was their mistake. Once I had remined them of this they backed down, but it seems Tesco don't want to play fair, especially if they have not issued you with any payslips. As Shrimper JH said before, go see the local CAB and it might be worth reminding the store manager that you're taking advice on the matter, see if it might remind him of his unlawful actions....

 

[West Country Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Upminster Blue @ June 18 2005,12:23)]Morally you may well be on thin ground but what matters is the legal position. If you agreed in writing to £100 per month and they've taken £300 then they are clearly in breach of that agreement.

There's been nothing in writing about all this. They've wrote me out reciepts of the money i've given them, but I havent signed a form or anything to confirm that I will be doing all this.

Gonna have another word with the Rep back home, cos to be honest, I dont trust anyone down here anymore who works at that place.