Which wage deductions are lawful and would not constitute a breach of NMW?
Posted in : Seamus Says - Employment Law Discussion on 7 June 2019
Seamus McGranaghan
O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors
What deductions from pay that could potentially bring pay below the national minimum wage, other than tax and national insurance, which are lawful and would not constitute a breach of the national minimum wage?
Scott: I think this goes back to Iceland and other cases that have been reported in the press. So give us a bit of background and then explain some of those things.
Seamus: Well, we know that the national minimum wage and has been, unfortunately, for . . . I can't remember.
Scott: Twenty years now, 2000s, the regulations?
Seamus: I think that's right. But I mean, the current rates, you know, for 25 and up you're looking at £8.21 an hour, right down
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Seamus McGranaghan
O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors
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