The employment legislation also defines a number of kinds of deductions that fall outside of the statutory restrictions on deductions. In other words, your employer may make any of the following deductions without authorisation under your employment contract or without your written permission in advance:

• your employer has made an overpayment of wages or business expenses to you, for any reason, and wishes to recover the overpayment
  
  
• your employer is entitled to deduct a sum of money from your wages under the provision of disciplinary proceedings that operate under a statutory provision, e.g. in the fire service or police force
  
  
• your employer is required under a statutory provision to deduct monies due to a public authority, e.g. a Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order
  
  
• you have authorised your employer in writing to deduct amounts from your wages to be paid to a third party, where the third party instructs the employer how much to deduct
  
  
• you have been involved in a strike or other industrial action and your employer decides not to pay you because of your involvement
  
  
• you have authorised your employer in writing to deduct money from your wages that is due to your employer under an order of a court or tribunal.

There are other issues involved if your employer wishes to recover an overpayment of wages or expenses. See the FAQ Can my employer recover an overpayment of wages from my next/future wages?

More Information:

• Introduction
  
• Pre-tax deductions
  
• Statutory deductions
  
• Voluntary regular deductions
  
• Deductions in retail employment
  
• One-off deductions
  
• Making a complaint

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