QUOTE (kickers20 @ Mon, 23 Jul 2012 - 17:17)
hi,
I finished work today to be greeted by my manager with a parking ticket for me. I had to collect from a shop on a double yellow line, there is no alternative place to stop. I have been stopping here for over a year without problems, however on this day a camera decided to get me.
My manager says i am liable for the ticket and they will deduct it from my wages, i told him i refuse to pay it as i had nowhere else to stop, and i was working on behalf of them therefore they are liable for the ticket. he said if i had phoned him to tell him i may get a ticket then he would be willing to pay it, but as i didnt phone then i have to pay.
It does say in my contract that i am liable for parking fines, but if there is no alternative place to stop how can this be fair? Do i have a leg to stand on with this? And can they deduct my pay lawfully even if i do not agree?
Thanks
Paul.
First off...'doing a delivery' were you using a company vehicle or your own?
If it was your own vehicle, I would imagine its just one of those 'tough' situiations...if you were using a company vehicle, it is entirely your companies problems.
They cannot take it out of your wages, unless of course it is in your contract of employment, so I would check your contract. But it will in most circumtsnace be entirel;y illegal to deduct from your salary. I would check your contract first, they may have sneakily put something in. Otherwise advice is if you bel;ong to a Union, I would consult them as well. If they do deduct from your salary, I would consult Citizen's Advice before commenting or reacting to anything. If they do deduct from your salary and you do have to take action, I'd probably look for another job as well, it might make it hard to work there. At which point, I'd speak top CAB about suing for constructive dismissal as well.
In short. Your car - tough. Company vehicle - not your problem.