Admin Charges for Employment

[elbmek]

The company I work for has been deducting £20 - £22 per month from our salaries under the title T&C Charges.

I asked what the deduction was for and they said ' Admin Charges'

There is no reason on earth that the employees should be funding the office staff or whatever guise this money is removed from our pay. or is there?

I have paid this, monthly, since January 2008.

[stevemLS]

Re: Admin Charges for Employment

Sounds very odd.

Are you employed via an agency?

If not, I take it this is not referred to in your contract of employment?

What type of work is it (can't think how that might be relevant but you never know)

[Amethyst]

Re: Admin Charges for Employment

Sounds like you might be employed by an Umbrella Company. Are you paid directly by the firm you are working for or another firm ? Who pays your NI and tax ?

There's a few threads on here recently regarding these Umbrella companies so have a search and I'm sure someone will look in later who knows a fair bit on this subject. It's usually agency as Steve has said, and usually contract type work - like building, cleaning etc where you would otherwise be self employed.

[elbmek]

Re: Admin Charges for Employment

Sounds like you might be employed by an Umbrella Company. Are you paid directly by the firm you are working for or another firm ? Who pays your NI and tax ?

There's a few threads on here recently regarding these Umbrella companies so have a search and I'm sure someone will look in later who knows a fair bit on this subject. It's usually agency as Steve has said, and usually contract type work - like building, cleaning etc where you would otherwise be self employed.

It is the company I work for. I am a security officer who works many different places over a region covering for sicko's and holidays etc. I have never seen an admin charge for any company I worked for except this one. I need to check my contract again, when I can find it

I also had to pay £192 for uniform, a job requirement.