Taking cash from wages

[Dinger2]

A new but inexperienced employee starts a job as a cashier in a department store, after two hours not very thorough training,starts work in a busy department,after a few days the till is down by small amounts on several occasions ( through human error-NOT-theft) Can the employer (knowing the new employees bank acc. No.) take the shortfall of cash out of the bank account of the employee who has made the errors without or even with their knowledge?

[Skyline D]

No.

I'm sure someone who knows employment law better than I will quote chapter and verse as to why not later but the short answer is no.

Even if in fact the employee did OWE the company a few pounds they can't just take it from wages without prior notification (and possibly consent).

[cassa333]

If the empolyee has a contract that states they have to pay any shortfall in the tills then that should be taken from wages not directly from their bank account.

How did they get hold of the bank details to get money OUT? the employee shouldn't have given pin numbers and has not set up a direct debit so how would they get access?

[loonytunes]

There is no suggestion that this money has been withdrawn from the bank, the enquiry seems to be only about the probability of this happenning.