Legal Question in Employment Law in Canada

Pay

My company took money off my pay without legal authorization.

I am under 18 and my employer called me in and advised me that I owe them $250.00 because my ID number had been used to give discounts to non family members. They had me write a letter, they advised me what to write. My parents were not present when they had me do this.

When I received my pay the Company deducted the money that they claim I owed them.

I am being told now that the Company has no authorization to deduct the money from my pay unless I have signed a legal form giving them authorization. Also since I did not have my parents, guardian or lawyer present they had no legal grounds having me write and sign a letter of any kind.

Can I go back to the Company and demand my money back that they took from my pay?


Asked on 7/24/02, 12:55 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Steven Matheson Edwards & Carfagnini

Re: Pay

Yes, you should demand the money back immediately. If your employer still does not want to refund the money, you should contact the Ministry of Labour. An individual there will be able to assist you. An employer in Ontario is unable to make deductions from an employee's cheque, other than statutory deductions for CPP, EI, and Income Tax.

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Answered on 7/24/02, 8:30 am


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