February 2011

Employees are protected from employers making unauthorised deductions from their pay. As the employer you can only make a deduction in specific situations these must follow your contract of employment terms.

All employees have the right to know how much they will be paid and how often. They are also entitled to receive an individual, detailed written pay statement from their employer, either when they are paid or shortly before.

Your employment contracts should set out what sick pay your employees are entitled to. This will vary from job to job, however, the sick pay cannot be less than Statutory Sick Pay.