Held that under the Truck Act 1831 an employer was not entitled to deduct from a workman’s wages the amount of a fine due by the workman to the master under an order of a court of summary jurisdiction. The only deductions he can make are those expressly sanctioned by the statute (see sections 23 and 24).
Judges:
Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Macnaghten, Davey, Robertson, and Atkinson
Citations:
[1906] UKHL 881, 43 SLR 881
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.625457