Is 'Net Deduction' a legal payslip entry?

[philw]

According to direct.gov.uk, http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... G_10027228 .....

What your payslip must contain

Every pay statement must contain the following information:

amount of your wages before any deductions (gross wages)
individual amount of any fixed deductions (such as trade union subscriptions) or the total amount of these deductions if you are given a 'standing statement of fixed deductions' as detailed below
individual amount of any variable deductions (for example tax)
net amount of your wages (this is the total after deductions)
amount and method for any part-payment of wage (such as separate figures of a cash payment and the balance credited to a bank account)

Your employer might include additional information on your payslip which they are not required to provide, such as:

National Insurance number
tax codes
pay rate (either annual or hourly)
additional payments like overtime, tips or bonuses, which might be shown separately


In other words, the 'Net Deduction' entry must tell you what it was for and how it was paid.... (eg. 'Voucher' or 'Advance Payment' )

[jerseyspice]

According to direct.gov.uk, http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... G_10027228 .....

What your payslip must contain

Every pay statement must contain the following information:

amount of your wages before any deductions (gross wages)
individual amount of any fixed deductions (such as trade union subscriptions) or the total amount of these deductions if you are given a 'standing statement of fixed deductions' as detailed below
individual amount of any variable deductions (for example tax)
net amount of your wages (this is the total after deductions)
amount and method for any part-payment of wage (such as separate figures of a cash payment and the balance credited to a bank account)

Your employer might include additional information on your payslip which they are not required to provide, such as:

National Insurance number
tax codes
pay rate (either annual or hourly)
additional payments like overtime, tips or bonuses, which might be shown separately


In other words, the 'Net Deduction' entry must tell you what it was for and how it was paid.... (eg. 'Voucher' or 'Advance Payment' )

From a legal perspective, I believe they are meant to advise you why and when they are making deductions from your wages not just take the money at will.

[jerseyspice]

You can ask these people to confidentially investigate your plight....

Pay and Work Rights Helpline
Contact point Pay and Work Rights Helpline
Phone number 0800 917 2368
Text phone 0800 121 4042

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/DG_177940" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

worth a try......

[Lounge Lizard]

But surely none of us have got a pay statement with just "Deductions" on the right hand side instead of it being broken down into "individual amount of any variable deductions" such as Income Tax, National Insurance, Pension and CWU Subscriptions.

[kirkleyrunner]

But surely none of us have got a pay statement with just "Deductions" on the right hand side instead of it being broken down into "individual amount of any variable deductions" such as Income Tax, National Insurance, Pension and CWU Subscriptions.

These are Angard payslips. They take money under something called "net deduction". There is no explanation of what the deduction is for.